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Moving the Musee Mecanique away from Ocean Beach.
Twenty-Five Cents of Heaven
By Woody LaBounty
April 2002
The newspapers have wrapped up the story, saying the Musée Mécanique has been saved. Local columnists are patting themselves on the back and the National Park Service acts surprised at all the fuss. Park Superintendent Brian O Neill has assured us via form letter and his public relations staff that the whole matter is being resolved.
In September the collection of antique coin-operated amusements faces eviction from its long-time home in the basement of the Cliff House, ousted by renovation work on the building. All along the way, for a decade, we were told the Musée would find itself in nicer digs, as part of the new visitor center to be constructed up the street on Merrie Way.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Needs Summer Workers
Tourist Destination
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is a popular family-fun destination throughout the year. There is a gondola that transports guests from the base of the mountain up to the park. You have the option of getting a ticket for only the cave tours or a ticket that includes all of the rides and attractions. The Alpine Coaster may be their most popular ride, but my favorite is the Haunted Mine Drop. It truly is a fun place.
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The Park Needs Workers
The tourist season brings larger crowds and creates the need for more workers at the park. According to the Post Independent, the park is needing to hire 30-40 workers in order to be fully staffed for the summer.
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May has always been a month of transitions, when the pleasant chill of spring gives way to long, lazy summer nights, school lets out, and Memorial Day kickstarts the season of raucous boat parties and beach town boardwalks. Nature is also fully up and at ‘em, including our very chatty cicada friends who have returned this year after 17 years underground. Vaccinated Americans are also re-emerging this month as we figure out how to exist a