WHEN:
Saturday, June 7th, 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM
WHERE: Museum
of Bus Transportation's Memorial Annex & Grounds
INFO: (717) 566-7100
- ext 119, thebusmuseum@yahoo.com,
www.busmuseum.org
http://www.busmuseum.org/
FLING ADMISSION FEE:
None, FREE
PARKING FEE: None,
FREE (parking at main Museum only - cars, buses, rv's.)
SHUTTLE TO / FROM ANNEX:
FREE, operating 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.
SPECIAL HAPPENINGS:
Memorial Annex's Mortgage Burning Ceremony.
Book Author's Autograph table. Six authors, including 2 new writers,
committed!
WHAT: Once a year, the Museum of Bus
Transportation opens its Memorial Annex and Grounds to the public by
displaying there all the vehicles not currently on the Museum floor. The Annex
is then set up inside for a large bus memorabilia and collectibles flea
market, the largest of its kind in many years within North America. Offered
will be bus toys, models, badges, photographs, books, fare boxes, uniforms,
magazines, depot signs, destination roll signs, and many other objects. (New
vendors are always welcome as long as your sales are bus collectible and bus
industry related. Please contact us for prevailing regulations and to reserve
space inside the Annex building. Space will be available at $25.00 per..
One 8-foot table FREE with reserved space. Market space is limited
and only those who make reservations will be accommodated if available space
is filled before June 7th. No sales are allowed on the outside of the
Annex Building or at the Bus Museum Building itself.)
EATS: Hot food and cold drinks will be offered by Carry The Light
Ministries, in return for donations to the Museum. This means you eat free if
you can not afford a donation!
AND: The Museum of Bus Transportation will also be open at its
usual admission fees and offer complete access to all the antique auto and
vintage bus displays and showcases on three floors as well as the large Gift
Shop. Museum and Shop hours are from 9 AM to 5 PM.
WHERE: Park and meet at the Museum of Bus Transportation, 161 Museum
Drive, Hershey, Pa. (There is NO auto, bus, rv parking allowed on
the Annex grounds.) The Museum is 1 mile west of Hersheypark, Chocolate World,
and Hersheypark Drive on Route 39. Route 39 is also exit # 77 of I-81 - drive
east 4.5 miles to the Museum on the right.
OVERNIGHT: There are many motels on Route 39 and in the vicinity
of Exit 77 of I-81 including Scottish Inn, Quality Inn, Country Hearth, Super
8, and the Marriott Springhill Suites. Be advised - book early.
Hershey is a big tourist town and draws a lot of visitors. It is easy to make
a whole weekend of it. Bring the family to the Fling!