Mineola's rail heritage celebrated

Posted 10/3/24

Crowds gathered Saturday in downtown Mineola for the annual Iron Horse Heritage Festival put on by the Mineola Chamber of Commerce.

Food and craft venders and civic groups were among the …

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Mineola's rail heritage celebrated

(Monitor phots by Sam Major)

Dachshund owners encourage their pets at the finish line of the annual Weenie Dog Races held during the Iron Horse Heritage Festival in downtown Mineola Saturday.

(Monitor photo by Sam Major)

Prelude to a gunfight

(Monitor photos by Sam Major)

Bailey, owned by Rod Shawl, gets a congratulatory hug after wining the overall prize in the cutest pet contest sponsored by the Mineola Pilot Club. He was also best dressed.

(Monitor photos by Sam Major)

A chicken named Earlobe was the only non-dog entry in the cutest pet contest.

(Monitor photos by Sam Major)

Dance Dimension dance teams put on a show to entertain the crowd.

(Monitor photos by Sam Major)

Weenie dogs race to the finish line.

(Monitor photos by Sam Major)

Molly Hart with weenie dog race winner Lorelie.

(Monitor photos by Sam Major)

A cornhole tournament was part of the activities on N. Johnson St. during Saturday’s festival, put on by the Mineola Chamber of Commerce.

(Monitor photos by Sam Major)

Crowds filled downtown Mineola streets Saturday for the annual Iron Horse Heritage Festival. (Monitor photos by Sam Major)

(Monitor phots by Sam Major)

Dance Dimension dance teams put on a show to entertain the crowd.

(Monitor phots by Sam Major)

The Todd Brewer Band didn’t miss a beat as a freight train rolled through behind the stage.

(Monitor phots by Sam Major)

And they’re off. The Weenie Dog Races drew a crowd to conclude Saturday’s Iron Horse Heritage Festival in downtown Mineola, sponsored by the Mineola Chamber of Commerce.

Posted Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:32 am

Crowds gathered Saturday in downtown Mineola for the annual Iron Horse Heritage Festival put on by the Mineola Chamber of Commerce.

Food and craft vendors and civic groups were among the numerous tents set up to greet the throngs.

Activities included tran robberies by Mineola drama students, extrication demonstrations by the Mineola Fire Dept., Dance Dimensions dancers, live music, and contests such as pie baking, watermelon eating, cutest pet and the ever-popular weenine dog races.

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