On the outskirts of Flint, Michigan, you will find the Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad. It is a county run park that is set up to look like a 1800s village that would have been served by a train back in the day when railroading was the main mode of transportation across the U.S. Most of the Crossroads Village is buildings that were built to be a part of this village, but the Huckleberry Railroad is a narrow gauge railroad operated by a steam locomotive that runs along its original track. The train got its name from the fact that the train moved slow enough to where you could jump off of the train from the first car, pick a few huckleberries that grew along side of the tracks, and then jump back onto the last car of the train.
You begin at the Crossroads Station, and you travel along Mott Lake. The train passes through the town of Genesee which was one of the railroads original four stops. You get to the end of the line, but instead of stopping the train and moving the locomotive from one end of the train to another, the train continues onto a loop track which is rare with most train excursions. As the train goes around the loop, you can get a view of the entire train. You then go past the remains of some of the original track that the train once ran on.
You return to the Crossroads Village, but instead of stopping at the station, you continue on. "The important to budget travel is to approach ahead. When it occurs to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved trips and/or going to see new places we have never been before, the actuality of cost and budgeting is generally in the back of our thoughts. Considering and expending our travel budget wisely is a main concern for most families. Reducing expending and prices, while still delighting your vacation to its fullest, is the key to assured achievements and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The reasoning regarding protecting money while vacationing is simple: Even if your personal finances is really tight, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also thinking about that while traveling, whether on a funds or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a huge vacation or travel charge!..". You go onto another loop track, and then you finally return to the station. The entire trip is only forty minutes, but to a train enthusiast, it is forty minutes well invested. Once you have finished riding the train, you can take a walking tour of the Crossroads Village.
If you are traveling in the Flint or North Detroit Michigan area, take a little detour to the Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad. It is located on 6140 Bray Rd., Flint, MI 48505. It is just minutes from downtown Flint and Interstate 475. You can get more from the website at http://www.michiganbeautiful.com/m7/crossroads-village-huckleberry-railroad-flint-michigan.html
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