SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA), in consultation with our community partners, have cancelled the “Christmas in a Small Town" Santa Train.
The much-anticipated Santa Train has been a popular annual event in the Lackawanna Valley for a quarter century. Making stops in Carbondale, Archbald, Jessup, Olyphant, Dickson City, and Scranton, the Santa Train brings holiday cheer to thousands of local children and their families.
After meeting with the community partners on possible changes to the train’s traditional format, the communities as well as Steamtown NHS and LHVA made the difficult decision to cancel the event for 2020. Everyone looks forward to a return of the Santa Train in early December 2021.
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The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, the managing entity of the Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area, facilitates community action in the preservation, promotion and development of the region’s history, cultural heritage and natural resources. The organization is uniquely positioned as an authority of Lackawanna County, a National Heritage Area through the United States National Parks Service, and as Pennsylvania’s first State Heritage Area, under the oversight of Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).
www.lhva.org
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
