We're finally in my favorite month of the year, the one with the pretty leaves and cooler temperatures. This weekend my husband Kevin and I will be heading up to Knoebels Amusement Resort, hopefully to get a couple markers along the way, and that makes it strangely appropriate that this week's blog post is about a different amusement park which actually has a minor connection to Knoebels.
As you might guess from the topic of my first history book, defunct amusement parks are very interesting to me. Not many of them have historical markers, however, so discovering that there was one in Lackawanna County which does took me by surprise. Let's dive into the history.
11/3/2023: Made a few edits after hearing from Mary Ann Moran-Savakinus of the Lackawanna Historical Society. Thank you, Mary Ann!