‘Trains and Toddlers’ Program Returns to Lake Superior Railroad Museum

DULUTH, Minn.– The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is bringing back its ‘trains and toddlers’ program after it was derailed by COVID.

The program at the Depot is all about getting youngsters up close and person with all types of trains.

The fun begins with story time in the Zelda Theater followed by arts and crafts.

Organizers say it’s a perfect opportunity for parents who have kids too young to go to school yet.

“When I first started, I realized that we didn’t have a lot of families here during the day. So it was a way to invite families to come in, and to find that comradery with each other that, you know, might not be working that day, or have their kids in daycare and wanted a place where they could let their kids have a little freedom,” said Corrie Hackbarth, Curator for the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.

Trains and Toddlers began back in 2014, and they brought it back in October.

And from the sounds of it, it’s still a hit.

“It feels good. We wanted to do it, but we just didn’t have the manpower to do it. And to have it, and to have this many people back already has been amazing. A whole new group of people. The last ones already aged out. But yeah, we’ve been very excited to have it back,” said Hackbarth.

Trains and Toddlers is every 2nd monday of the month.

It’s free for members of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and kids 2 and under.

Admission for others is half price — $7 dollars for aduts. 3 dollars for kids.