Nov 30 2008
Holly Trolley at Minnesota Streetcar Museum, Minneapolis
On a beautiful November day (and by beautiful I mean 40 degrees with no wind), the kids and I headed to the Linden Hills station on the west side of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis to ride the “Holly Trolley” with Santa Claus. We’ve ridden the Como-Harriet Streetcar before, but it was fun to see it decorated with lights and garland. Carolers greeted us as we boarded the trolley and dropped in our real trolley tokens, and Ebenezer Scrooge was there as well. Santa wandered up and down the trolley car along the ride, offering to sit with the kids or pose for a picture and handing out candy canes to the children on board.
Unlike the regular-season trolley rides which include a history lesson, the Holly Trolley is merely for fun and goes up the line past Lakewood Cemetery, back past the station to the garage, and then returning to the station. The ride is short but festive.
After the ride, the kids wanted to watch for a while longer, so we stood by the fired that volunteers had built and watch the trolley come and go a few more times. The volunteers are knowledgeable about the trolley and its history and answered the kids’ questions about how the track switches work, how many stations are left in Minneapolis, and so on.
The Holly Trolley was a just-right ride for the kids. It will be running today and next weekend as well, so if you want a chance to ride with Santa, head down there!
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Looks like a fun trip!
I thought the photo of the kids waiting for the trolley on the platform was especially cute