Thanks to all who helped make the 2004 Hobo Days festival a success.

Congratulations to the winners of the challenge contests!

Hobo Quilt Challenge:
Bernadette Olson - 1st Place
Becky Covington - 2nd Place and Viewer's Choice
Margaret Mitchell - Jackie's Choice
JoAnn Johnson - 3rd Place

Hobo Bag Challenge:
Janalee Baker - 1st Place
Madeline Kinney - Jackie's Choice

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All aboard for the Hobo Days Festival!

Betty Miller offers visitors fresh "Arbuckle's" coffee and a sample of hobo stew.

Kay Thompson, Harry Wilson and Paige Thompson turn out in rail-riding attire.

Hilda Meyers and Gerry Belden are rich in spirit.

During the festival, the caboose is open to the public.

A rare look inside the authentic caboose.

Neighborhood kids try to stir things up.

The Continettes pose with The Railroad Place founder, Bob Arbuckle.

The high-stepping Continettes dazzled on a perfect September afternoon!

Indoors, the store is full of entries for the Hobo Days Quilt Challenge.

A fellow seamstress appreciates the detail on a Hobo Bag entry.

Many vendors such as Quilt-in-a-Day sent items to be displayed.
Lots of pattern books and fabrics for sale to help quilters create their
own treasures!

Cec Purciful demonstrates a Longarm quilting machine.

Karen Addington, the Fabric Dept. Manager, sports a scarf made
from the quilt challenge fabric.

Lots of train paraphrenalia on display for the railroad enthusiasts.

Event photographer, Michelle Thompson, poses
with a collection of Indian-head nickels. The coin's
faces were altered by hobos and sold as novelties.

The dock is a great place to enjoy some hobo stew!

The Blue Note Trio - Jack, Rusty & Satchmo Welker provide live and
lively entertainment.

An enthusiastic audience rests in the green space of the large
Railroad Place property.

...and a good time was had by all.

Arbuckle's Railroad Place
1151 Vine Street
Noblesville IN 46060
317-773-3985
Open Mon. - Sat. 9-6

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