Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, not often they start on the same day but we celebrate Christmas in our family and have many family and friends who celebrate Hanukkah.  I think anytime you can take a break and disconnect from the day to day it’s a great time of year to spend with your family and friends.

I looked through my phone gallery looking for something to post, I can always toss up a photo of Willa Dean or the Red Wagon each have been our Christmas cards over the past two seasons. But probably my favorite Willys event of 2024 was the Great Willys Picnic. (Way too many pics to choose from!)

So here are some shots I took at the Picinic it was a wonderful turnout of over 90 Willys and a great drive out in Willa Dean, got to connect with a few folks from over at OWF and spending that time with folks.

The overall venue is awesome, lots of things to see outside of the Picnic there is the WK&S Train Ride, Wanamaker Kempton and Southern Railroad. It’s very nice operation and took some time to check out the station, gift shop, and food. Talking with some of the volunteers on how they got involved and it’s quite the family and friends operation.

My ride over is all back roads from NW NJ I crossed at Belvidere and shot out West you ride the hills of NE PA. Having never taken some of these roads before it was an exciting ride for me, Willa Dean has her original column shift and  L134, it really is a time capsule, in total looks like Google recorded 121 total miles for the trip.

If your looking for a trip to the NE this is a great June event. Lots of work goes into this one.

The Great Willys Picnic Facebook Page

CJ3A Picnic Page

Hope everyone has a great holiday, Tim