While some folks this weekend will begin jamming your social feeds with images of faraway places this spring break, you can keep them guessing by adding an off-the-beaten tracks West Michigan stop to your staycation plans this Saturday at
The Bunny Train.
This annual Easter-themed event starts at the Coopersville & Marne Railway, but travels quickly back in time once you step on this train engine from the diesel/electric years of the 1950s.
On cue, the experience kicks off 20 minutes before each departure as the conductor shouts out to the station a hearty, “All aboard!”
This 90-minute ride through time via the fields of our fertile West Michigan farmscape is the perfect holiday trip setting for you and your guests, which also includes special guests like the Easter Bunny, Quack the Duck, and Bo-Bo the Lamb.
While on this excursion, your kids will have a chance to select a toy from any one of the baskets being presented by a colorful cast of costumed characters. Your special Bunny Train experience also includes time with a story-telling princess who will be reading children’s books to attendees.
What makes this train trip unlike others they offer in Coopersville is that these vintage train cars are decorated for Easter holiday, adding to the air of getting away if even for an hour and half. This vintage form of travel includes a chance to wander the many coaches with some as old as a 100 years.
Ticket prices are $19.75 for adults, $18.75 for Seniors 60+, and $17.75 for kids aged two to 12.
Children under two years old ride for free. Online sales are found at
www.MItrain.net. Phone orders are taken Mon through Fri from 10:30 am until 4:00 pm at 616-997-7000, Ext. 3. Some tickets will be available at the ticket station on the day of departure, but if you want to be guaranteed passage on this special holiday express then don’t delay purchasing a seat on the Bunny Train.