Thanks for evoking great memories. When I was a child, up through age 7 or 8, we spent every summer at Harveys lake. My grandparents, mom, sister & I stayed in a rented bungalow. Dad stayed in Brooklyn because he had to work but came up every weekend, and no matter what day of the week, he was there on my birthday, August 8th. My fondest memories were the speedboat rides. Those boats were beauties, with their high gloss mahogony wood & chrome accents. I loved the "Pretzel" ride. We called it the "ghost train." I guess i liked the way the car twisted & turned, kind of unpredictaly, at least to a young kid. My absolute favorite was the Dodgem cars. I think it was my last summer there when I rode those cars quite alot because the folks we rented from were somehow connected to the park. Don't...
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Thanks for evoking great memories. When I was a child, up through age 7 or 8, we spent every summer at Harveys lake. My grandparents, mom, sister & I stayed in a rented bungalow. Dad stayed in Brooklyn because he had to work but came up every weekend, and no matter what day of the week, he was there on my birthday, August 8th.
My fondest memories were the speedboat rides. Those boats were beauties, with their high gloss mahogony wood & chrome accents. I loved the "Pretzel" ride. We called it the "ghost train." I guess i liked the way the car twisted & turned, kind of unpredictaly, at least to a young kid.
My absolute favorite was the Dodgem cars. I think it was my last summer there when I rode those cars quite alot because the folks we rented from were somehow connected to the park. Don't remember who they were, too many years ago(nearly 60.) They had two boys, roughly my age, named Bobby and Barry. They took me exploring through old indian grounds and caves and we always got rides on the cars. I went from a novice, spinning in circles, knocking people about, to an expert, able to catch & bump whomever I wanted while avoiding those chasing me. I remember the train ride but far more enjoyed the train ride in the amusement park on the other side of the lake because it went through the woods and along the lake shore rather than just around the paved park area. Don't remember much else about that other amusement park.
Wish it was all still there.