91-year-old roller coaster continues to attract crowds

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1921.

The crowd still.

To take the jarring to minute journey aboard the -- not so gentle giant -- you -- with your family today.

Your daughter might end -- granddaughter.

Is it's her first time on the rise again.

Okay.

It was in the old days it's it's -- fast -- Moves.

Shape us.

-- people say you know when you get it -- down in the war now.

Dell Freeman became appointed with the coaster at an early age if the person poster I ever remember right.

Great on a farm in the fall lake valley.

Once a year in the summer got to come to -- don't.

Ride the roller.

Child who loved the ride is now the men who tends to its tradition.

I'm in my fifteenth year apparently.

Work starts at 4 AM -- every morning.

Before the sun comes up.

Our maintenance people inspect this ride I had daily basis we checked -- -- -- -- involved.

Even though this roller -- is 91 years old its parts are perpetually being replaced.

The only noticeable difference color the -- wood has been pre treated we don't need to pay for preservative longer.

Quote of the day in the future all bee -- and this poster will.

-- me I'm sure.

The -- Changed out regularly we -- it's on a schedule Dick Andrews observed the ongoing restoration.

I started working at lagoon in nineteen.

56.

Cents.

You were taller and faster coasters have been added twelve is still cultures have a very different field.

They're -- and we love them and that's why we have lots of there's nothing like the wooden -- time.

Aside from woods this right it seems is made of memories.

And I went.

It's my -- wanted the kid and now my daughter have now.

You know here -- keep going up it's your kids here.

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