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LEBANON - Most of Sunday's trolley rides exploring Lebanon with town historian Steve Woodman were booked, but for those who got their tickets early it was quite the ride as Beverly Carter of Lebanon can attest.
She and her husband, Roger, traveled both routes that were offered, one that traveled the roads of East Lebanon in the morning and the other that traveled through much of south and west Lebanon in the afternoon.
"The route through East Lebanon was great," she said while waiting for the afternoon trip to begin. "I learned that the man who owned the grist mill also owned the large farmhouse right next to it.
The grist mill, which stands as a major icon of the town and on the masthead of The Lebanon Voice, was built in the late 1700s, just one of the nuggets of information noted by Woodman during his morning excursions.
The afternoon trolley ride traveled from Hometown Mobil a short distance down Hubbard Road before turning around and heading north along River Road, then up Rochester Road and onto Shapleigh and Gully Oven roads among others.
Many residents and visitors will be back to Gully Oven today when at 1 p.m. the cavernous venue and former Native American hideout will be the site of a Broken Fiddle Concert by Milt Jackson of Lebanon, who performed at the Gully Oven Park dedication a couple of years ago.
Famed Norwegian violinist Ole Bull who lived in Lebanon during the 1800s was known to play amid the cavernous rocks from time to time.
Today's other highlights include demonstrations of old time schoolyard games at Schoolhouse Ice Cream on Baker's Grant Road from 1-4 p.m. and a Ham and Bean supper put on by the Dorcas Society from 5-7 p.m. at Hanson School.
Tomorrow is the town picnic at Skydive New England from noon-3 p.m. Folks are encouraged to bring their own food, or they can enjoy a meal at the Ripcord Café. There will be games for children and adults, and free ice cream for everyone.
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