The Tampa Bay Division setup shop at The Green Thumb festival at
Walter Fuller Park
The Green Thumb Festival held April 28-29 was a
resounding
success! It was our 10th
consecutive year displaying garden
railroading with the Festival. It all
began on Fiday
afternoon when several
Tampa Bay members showed up at Walter Fuller Park to help
set up what many have
called our best outdoor display, to date. It took a lot of effort;
but the
results were well worth it. Under the watchful eye of Don Odle (set up
guru)
the track was laid, a portable display was installed, waterfalls put
into place
and rock tunnels
along with other rocks and boulders were positiond to create
interesting scenes throughout
the display.
Saturday and Sunday saw great weather for the Festival.
Numerous members brought
additional buildings
and scenery to enhance the railroad. They also brought trains and more
trains
to run. There was never a lack of trains of varying sizes and lengths to capture the
attention of those in attendance. Many visitors
to the
display commented very favorably
on what we had presented. Even the Festival
folks helped in providing a banner with both
the Festival and FGRS logos
prominently displayed.<>
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on each photo
for the Enlarged picture Enjoy!
