The Amusement Park
Hanson's Amusement Park replaced the Picnic Grounds, offering
life-long memories for generations of Lake visitors.
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Don Hanson's Amusement Park
The history of Don Hanson's Amusement Park.
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Rock and Roll Dances
Local favorites, the Star Fires and Joe Nardone and the All Stars,
lit up the second-floor dance hall at Hanson's in the 1960s and 70s.
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The Bud Light Ampitheatre
The last major entertainment venue on the Picnic Grounds and
Hanson's site was the 1980s Bud Light ampitheatre, which attracted major national acts.
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The Starfires
Here's a special slideshow featuring the popular Star Fires band.
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The Hanson's Amusement Park Speed Boat Rides
Hanson introduced a speed boat ride for the 1937 season with a
stylish Hacker-Craft motorboat.
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LVRR Railroad Excursions To The Park
In 1885 a railroad was planned from Wilkes-Barre through the Back
Mountain to Harvey's Lake and into the wilderness beyond to largely transport the harvest of vast
virgin timberlands between the Lake and Lopez.
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Shirley Hanson Oral History Interview: 2004
An oral history of Hanson's Amusement Park by Shirley Hanson.
Manuscript recorded August 20, 2004
Click here to read the manuscript
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The LVRR Picnic Ground - Extra
This article explores in more detail the park's earliest years when
it was created by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and known as the Picnic Ground or Grounds.
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