LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN THE PARK - 2007
- Railroad Day - Saturday,
September 1, 2007
- The Mon Valley Model Railroad
Club will be bringing its large 24-foot mobile layout. The Mon
Valley Club had its layout at Railroad Reunion Day last year
and it was a big hit. The Northern Virginia Ntrak Railroad Club
is expected to come back again with its mobile layout, which
is also 24 feet in length, and the Clarksburg Area Model Railroad
Club will bring three layouts! The model railroad exhibits will
be open from noon to 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, and from 10:00 A.M.
to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend. The Rowlesburg
Area Historical Society will sponsor rides to the top of Cannon
Hill so that visitors can get a bird's eye view of the town and
the railroad that built it.
Paddle and Pedal
Day - Sunday, September 2 , 2007
- Several challenging routes
will begin and end at the Rowlesburg Park. (1) The 30 mile ride
will start at the Rowlesburg Park, follow Salt Lick Road to Terra
Alta and return. (2) The 60 mile ride will go south on Rt. 72
to St. George, take Location Road up a steep hill coming out
at Amboy and return to Rowlesburg via the Salt Lick Road. (3)
The 70 mile "Monster Ride" will follow the same route
but will include the Texas Mountain Loop. The bicycling event
will start in the Rowlesburg Park at 8:00 A.M. with a hearty
breakfast of eggs, bacon, biscuits, sausage gravy and plenty
of coffee served up by the Rowlesburg Volunteer Firemen! The
day includes carnival rides, model train displays, rides up to
the top of Cannon Hill. Things will be capped off by a grilled
chicken dinner served in the Rowlesburg Park. Be ready for plenty
of country cooking.
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- Annual OX Roast: Labor
Day-Monday, September 3, 2007
This is Rowlesburg's modern day Claim to Fame and visitors come
from all corners of the USA
to partake in a gastronomic treat found only in the Cheat River
Valley.
The Park/Ambulance/Fire (PAF) crew lights the barbecue pit fire
on Sunday night so that the ox roasts slowly to a moist, melt-in-your
mouth tenderness. The fire is tended all night to make sure your
portion is of the high quality you expect. (I've heard rumors
that the meat is really roast beef, not ox)
In addition to great food, there will be a carnival, rubber duck
race, music and other entertainment, plus a finale of fireworks
from Cannon Hill over the river.
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