Mark Twain will create a unique experience aboard the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat today, riding along and interacting with visitors.
The “Passengers from the Past” experience is new this year, and is designed to take passengers back in time alongside popular historic figures. This special visits will take place Sunday, Aug. 25.
Previous visitors aboard the train have included President Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln and William and Helen Gillette.
The special passengers are personified by some of the most renowned historic figure actors in the country. Visitors will be able to spend quality time on the steam train and riverboat with some of the most interesting people in history.
There are no additional fees for the “Passengers from the Past” experience.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain, one of Connecticut’s most famous residents, will visit the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Aug. 24 and 25, to do what he does best – entertain crowds with storytelling and humor. Often called “the father of American literature,” Mark Twain is best known for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
He is also a celebrity humorist and will be sure to share many stories with fellow passengers. Always with a smile, always with wit, Mr. Twain plans to make the “Passengers from the Past” experience fun and exciting. A tip for your ride aboard the Becky Thatcher riverboat: be sure to ask Mr. Twain about the Tom Sawyer character the riverboat is named after.