We gave a roundup of New England’s antique wooden carousels in an earlier post. Here we highlight the antique metal carousels that are still operating in the six New England States:
- Year built unknown: Funtown Splashtown USA Classic Carousel, Sacco, ME
- 1921: Prancing Ponies, Lowell, MA (partially active)
- 1924: Lake Quassy Grand Carousel, Middlebury, CT
- 1930s: Carousel at Quechee Gorge Village, Quechee, VT
- 1940s: Kiddie Carousel at Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH
- 1950s: Carousel at York’s Wild Kingdom, York Beach, ME
- 1957: Cape Cod Carousel & Funhouse Arcade at Courtyard Marketplace, Hyannis, MA
[...] To learn more about the antique carousels in New England see New England’s Antique Carousels and New England’s Antique Metal Carousels. Now all of these will not be open during April school vacation, but we did some research to find [...]