Steampunk Stroll in Harpers Ferry | Steampunk Family

What purpose a Promenade? Well, the usual purpose of meeting fascinating steampunks and looking fabulous, of course, but in addition, we have the opportunity to bestow a few of our holiday shopping dollars on small, local businesses.

Harpers Ferry is a historic town in the panhandle of West Virginia, close to Maryland and Virginia, and only an hour from DC. It is both a living small town and a National Historic Park, and every December both town and park throw a Christmas party in the streets. Shall we join them?

On December 9, 2012, meet at the Park bus shelter* on Shenandoah Street at 2:00pm. From there we will make our leisurely way past the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers (a sight that Thomas Jefferson called ?worth a voyage across the Atlantic.?), past John Brown?s Fort and other historic, preserved buildings in the Lower Town, then up the High Street. There are many gorgeous backdrops for your gorgeous self, and P. Phineas von Hedwig will be ready to snap your daguerreotype along the way.

On the High Street we find unique shops, owned by local folks ? antiques, wine, pottery, books, jewelry, adventure gear, confections, and the amazing Steam at Harpers Ferry steampunk shop and gallery, where we will warm up with tea and cookies. So, rather than trample on Black Friday, stroll in elegance on Steampunk Sunday! Peruse the Old Tyme Christmas event schedule and have a look at the Park Service web site, if you like.

The gentleman in this photo is lighting his lantern from the Yule Log during the opening of last year?s celebration. (Photo stolen from the Harpers Ferry Historic Town Foundation.)

* There is no parking in Harpers Ferry. Seriously, I used to work there, and there is none. The Park Service runs a shuttle from the Park Entrance and Visitor Center on Cavalier Heights, where there is loads of parking, to the Shenandoah Street shelter where we?re meeting. Park fee per car is $10, so let?s use the Steampunk Family or SASI facebook pages to arrange carpools. (All the historic buildings and holiday events are free, and your $10 supports the Historic Park.)

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