Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Bob Rusczyk with his wife, Michele, riding behind him arrived back at the station behind his yellow and green F6 diesel that he's scratch building. Don Speidel with his SW6 waits for the passengers to load before he departs the station on his next run.

Matthew Tomko at the controls of East Wind with Frank Foti, riding behind and his dad, Steve Tomko on the straddle car as they depart the station. Dick Clark moves his train out of the station with Ron Trenhaile and Dave Cryor riding behind him.

After starting his engine, Dave Wollman climbs into the gondola and will soon be departing for his next run from the siding by the station. Ted Nyland just pulled into the station and is slowly progressing up to the water tower (aka faucet) to take on water for his thirsty engine.

Running on the back side of the Orchard Loop behind the station by our newly formed pond due to the heavy rains, Ryan Zorko is at the controls of his grandpa's engine with his sister Maddy and his dad Tony riding behind. It's been so wet lately that it's good weather for the mushrooms and the fungi to grow.

Bob Beardslee clipping along after he just passed through Zip Junction on his way towards Cider Bridge and will soon be back into the station again with his Pennsylvania steam engine. Ted with his American with it blasting out volumes of the exhaust as he has just emerged from the Covered Bridge and is on the grade towards Zip Junction.

Don on the grade crossing as he has just left Horrendous and will soon be entering Zip Junction and that's Bob coming down the grade on Short and will have to yield to mainline traffic. With the mainline clear, Bob continues on down through Short towards the Branch Line.

Matthew as he passes over the crossing for Short among the maze of crossings and switches at Zip Junction will be back at the station shortly. Matthew and his dad, Steve, are riding behind Frank Foti now to check out if Frank still remembers how to run East Wind as they depart the station.

Taking on water in the tender of his American steam locomotive, Ted gives his thirsty engine another drink by the station. Dave Foster and Mike Uhrich, our cooks today for our chicken dinner, in conversation as Mike checks the temperature of the meat on the grill.

Dave saying you can do this too ! All you need is a set of tongs and a good eye so you don't burn the meat. Mike checking the temperature of the chicken on his grill full of chicken breasts to make sure they are cooked to the correct temperature.

Members gather around the Pavilion and wait for the cooking to be completed. A view under the pavilion with the members that are sitting around waiting for the different trays of food to be uncovered ready for us to serve ourselves.

Kitty Shriver said the blessing before the meal and after we lined up to fill our plates and enjoy the meal. We had a small turnout for our club run today because of the rain that lasted until after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but those that stuck it out lineup ready to fill their plates.

Ron, Anna, Paul, Dave, Rick, Roberta, Dick and Edith in this view, take time out for the photographer to get this photo. Of course everybody knows the dirty face kid, now I mean Frank, East Wind's not nice to him with his sooty face.

Doris, Dave, Dick, Bob, Donna, Frank and Dave at this row of tables enjoy the good food. Dick Schmidt, one of our charter members of the club was in attendance today, in spite of all the rain this morning and noon.

Dick Clark readies the microphone and the tape recorder for taping the proceedings of the meeting as Frank Foti will chair the meeting in Ken Brooks absence and Maggie Delmore will take the minutes of the meeting. The members wait for the meeting to start as they line up in the seats across from the executive committee.

Frank opens the meeting and starts off the discussion and to his extreme right, Roberta Uhrich, our treasurer, gets ready to give her report on the club's financial status. The members listen intently to the discussion that ensues about the happenings going on with the club.