carousels
The National Carousel Association
One of the best authorities on carousel history and preservation
Carousels.com
An interactive and educational source for people with an interest
in the history of carousels, amusement parks and related subjects.
The New England Carousel
Museum
Located in Connecticut, this firm is restoring the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
horses
Carousel Information
and Holyoke
Merry-Go-Round Info
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carousel Magic
A restoration firm that has a good links page
Watercolor
Artist Susan Pecora
Susan Tilton Pecora has painted on location (see her Holyoke Merry
Go Round painting) all over the country and in many parts of the
world. Her watercolor paintings combine a unique blend of architecture
and nature.
mountain park
Mountain
Park Memories
WGBY-TV’s page about their Mountain Park television special
Karen and Jay
Jay Ducharme ran the Merry-Go-Round for many years. This site
has a section devoted to Mountain Park
Defunct Parks
A great site with many links to parks from years gone by
Mt. Park
Bob Cornellier’s site filled with acts and photos
Mountain
Park Info
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amusement
Park History
Some photos of the park from 2000 and commentary
Laff in the Dark
A site for dark ride enthusiasts that has a lengthy article about
the Mountain Park fun houses
Tunnel of
Laff’s
Bret Malone pays homage to the park. He also has the Mountain
Park fun house article
Mountain
Park Remembered
Ed Jacques’ loving tribute to the park
Mountain Park Holyoke
Many factual errors, but lots of photographs at this fan’s
site
local
interest
The Children’s
Museum at Heritage State Park
Lots for kids young and old to do, next door to the Merry-Go-Round
The Heritage
Park Visitor’s Center
Featuring exhibits from Holyoke’s famous past and present
The Canal Gallery
Holyoke’s showplace for cutting-edge art
Holyoke.org
All about our historic city
Passport Holyoke
Promoting Holyoke’s rich cultural and historic heritage
our sponsors
WGBY
The WGBY PBS Kids Club is a great way to support PBS Kids programming
and have more fun with your family.
WFCR / WNNZ
88.5FM WFCR—NPR News and Music for western New England—has
broadcast to western and central Massachusetts, northern Connecticut,
southern Vermont and New Hampshire for over 45 years. |
