Last day for Donkey Days is today
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Last Donkey Days at Fort Humboldt is today due to park closure. Come ride steam train, see hit & miss engines, logging displays, and model trains. Per Times-Standard, park will close for weekends and holidays starting July 1st. That means only one steam up/train ride day after today.
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I thought you had to go to Mexico for some donkey action…..
Comment by Joe Sunday 29 Apr 2012 @ 04:08Donkey is a type of steam and later some gas that was used to move logs around in he forest using rope. Think of it as a winch. It was invented by Dolbeer in Eureka, California. Both of the locomotives at Fort Humboldt has a large spools on front for the rope. That allowed them to be used as portable Donkey engines, until the actual donkey engines grew more larger and capable.
Comment by capdiamont Monday 30 Apr 2012 @ 07:43