The Coney Island Mermaid Parade (Mike Naughton)

DELAWARE STATE FAIR PROGRAM

Passed out with the weekly Dover Post last Wednesday.
I could make a crack about the below page.

But I'll be a nice boy and keep my mouth shut!

PEPSI TRUCK BLOOPER

BOOM-A-RING TRAILERS

Click on image to enlarge and print!

SHARPTOWN. MD FIREMAN'S CARNIVAL

An old tradition down here on the Good Ol Eastern Shore of Marland, Delaware, & Virginia

are the Old Time Fireman's Carnivals.

These Carnivals date way back and a lot of them have fallen by tye wayside

over the years. It's HARD to get enough volunteers to man the rides and the booths.

There are at least 5 left that I'm sure of-

#1--Sharptown, MD

#2--Hebron, MD

#3--Preston, MD*

#4 Greensboro, MD*

#5 Chincoteague, VA Fireman's Carnival & Pony Penning.

The ones with the * don't operate their own rides.

But they do contract them out.

I'm hoping that I will get some more of these carnivals

to let me know about them and furnish some pictures.

Right now the Hebron, MD Carnival is on all month.

Special Thanks to Billy Adkins for providing these excellant photos!

SHARPTOWN FIREMAN'S CARNIVAL (CONT'D)

Hey Dick, Here are some from last year, and one of some car chances since the 30’s. Also I included a poster for this year’s carnival season which starts July 30th. Thanks Billy Adkins New cars are raffled off each year!


These Gentlemen are selling raffle tickets.
Looks like one of the prizes id a new pick-up.

SHARPTOWN, MD FIREMAN'S CARNIVAL (CONT'D)

These pictures were taken from atop the department's

largest piece of equipment!

BELEIVE IT OR NOT!

Thos building houses the FEATURED ATTRACTION of

Sharptown Fireman's Carnival.

FRIED OYSTER FRITTER SANDWICHES!

SHARPTOWN, MD FIREMAN'S CARNIVAL (CONT'D)

Here's another Fire Dept operated food stand.

Quite a few rides are set-up in a steel building.
Keeping them out of the weather and eliminating not operating

them in inclement weather!

A big piece of Michael Jackson history is now in Coney Island. Tatyannah Lopez and her brother Jaden Lopez on ride that used to be at Michael Jackson's home Neverland.
Jayden Richardson on a Ride named Dragon Wagon in Dreamland amusement park in Coney Island.

The Dragon Wagon Kiddie Coaster at Coney Island's Dreamland Park was part of Jackson's private amusement park at Neverland Ranch before quietly arriving in Brooklyn. "We got really lucky landing this one," said Dreamland's president, Anthony Raffaele.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/07/04/2009-07-04_neverlands_coaster_right_here_in_brooklyn.html#ixzz0LivrabPP

BOOM-A-RINGERS LOVE CONEY ISLAND!

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performer Olga Surnina longed for her mother’s homemade Russian blintzes as she traveled the country. Now, her cravings are being satisfied.
Ringling’s Boom-A-Ring circus has set up its tent and trailers in Coney Island, just down the Boardwalk from the city’s most famous Russian enclave — Brighton Beach. Russian circus workers enjoy their summer stay performing in Ringling Bros Circus in Coney Island because it's close to Brighton Beach.

Vasily Trifonov,31, clown, with the cake he bought for his kids inside M & I International Food on Brighton Beach Ave.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/07/07/2009-07-07_brightons_familiar_ring.html#ixzz0Liv541KA

REMEMBER THIS ONE? (From Mike Naughton)

The Flying Cars were a German-made ride built for Chicago's great Riverview Park in 1954. Riders were strapped into a small car inside a large rotating barrel. As the barrel would rotate, the riders could use a small foot brake which would allow the car to stop rolling and go a full 360 with the rotating barrel. Sounds fun! Unfortunately, someone failed to properly fasten their safety belt and was killed after falling out. That was the end of the Flying Cars. Sadly, Riverview closed for good in 1967.

THE FOLLOWING MOVIE HAS NO SOUND!

A tour of Coney Island amusement park in the 1940's. (From Mike Naughton)

Dick-Since Ringling is in Coney Island till Labor Day, your viewers might enjoy a look back to the Coney Island of yesteryear.Back then they had HAWAIIAN TROPICAL DRINKS, today we have SMOOTHIES. They had unusual people, today we turn the television channel to Medical Incredible to see folks that are too fat, too thin, too tall, really short. They even had a great title for one guest, "The Half Ton Teen", it sounds like Ward Hall is writing the copy. Kids love the merry-go-round but the lustre is a little dull since the shopping centers have carousels and video games.There is a nice segment on the CYCLONE, the world's most famous roller coaster. I was told that tickets to the Cyclone are $8.00 each. Mike Naughton

CHINCOTEAGUE, VA PONY PENNING NEWS

Picture from Last Year's Pony Penning.

July 18, 2009
CHINCOTEAGUE: Illegal charters put on notice for pony swim
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — When the ponies make their annual swim from Chincoteague Island later this month, the Coast Guard will be patrolling the waters for illegal boat charters.
The swim draws thousands to Virginia's Eastern Shore to view the wild ponies as they make the 200-yard swim between Assateague Island in Maryland and Virginia's Chincoteague. The event also attracts an armada of observers.
The Coast Guard advises visitors July 29 they should make sure any boat they charter is operated by a license captain.
The Coast Guard will use shallow water response boats to create a safety zone around the ponies during the annual swim.
The pony swim was made famous by Marguerite Henry's 1947 novel "Misty of Chincoteague."
From the Salisbury, MD Daily Times.