About Honesdale

Honesdale -- more specifically, the county seat ofWayne County-- is the precise location of the birth of the American railroad. The first steam locomotive, the Stourbridge Lion, built in Stourbridge, England, was brought across the sea and set up on the tracks of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company in Honesdale in 1829. An exact replica can now be seen at the Wayne County Historical Building on Main Street. The original train is in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Throughout the year, visitors can board the Stourbridge Line Railroad at the Visitors Center and enjoy a variety of excursions from Honesdale to Lackawaxen or Hawley. Trips include scenic tours during the fall foliage season, dinner/theatre and shopping/sightseeing excursions and the interactive "Great Train Robbery" excursion.

The restored Victorian town of Hawley along the Lackawaxen River offers special events throughout the year, theatre productions and shopping. Antiquing is a favorite activity in Wayne County with more than 45 dealers to visit. The Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary and Glass Museum offers hiking trails, summer outdoor concert series, art shows and a collection of over 600 pieces of Dorflinger glass which graced the tables of Presidents Lincoln to Wilson.

Wayne County has more lakes than any other county in Pennsylvania. So bring your rod - the trout, bass, walleyes, pickerel, muskies and salmon are biting.

Nearby Attractions

• STEAMTOWN U.S.A. National Park Train Rides and Museum
• STOURBRIDGE Train Rides
• Anthracite Museum & Coal Mine Tour
• Northeast Wood Carver Festival
• Hiking Trails
• Horseback Riding
• Lake Wallenpaupack
• SNOcove - water park
• Claws & Paws Wild Animal Park
• Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary & Glass Museum
• White Water Rafting, Canoeing and Tubing on the Delaware & Lackawaxen Rivers
• Fun @ Lake Wallenpaupack
  -no matter the season, you can find something local to catch your attention.
• Golf Courses
• Antique Shops
• Country Auctions
• Paint Ball
• Flea Market

Local Events in Honesdale

March 5, 2011

Mardi Gras on Main

May 21 & 22, 2011

Festival of the Arts
Sponsored by Wayne Bank

June 18, 2011

6th Annual Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival
Co-presented by the WCAA

July 3, 2011 —— Rain Date: July 6, 2010

Fireworks Celebration
In cooperation with the Wayne County Creative Arts Council

July 21, 22, & 23, 2011

Aloha Honesdale
Sponsored by The Dime Bank

October 8 & 9, 2011

Harvest & Heritage Days
Sponsored by The Honesdale National Bank

November 25, 26 & 27, 2011

Honesdale For The Holidays
With activites continuing throughout Decemeber

For more information, please visit www.visithonesdalepa.com
or call Greater Honedale Parnership at 570-253-5492