Trolley into Mark Twain Country Tours begin July 3rd

The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce’s Trolley into Mark Twain Country begins its 2012
summer tours on Tuesday, July 3. The trolley is operated as a joint effort between C TRAN (formerly Chemung County Transit) and the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce, providing tours each summer to promote tourism in our area.


Guided tours aboard “The Elmiran” depart on the hour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays from July 3 through September 1, with the exception of July 4. Riders may board from the lobby of the Chemung Valley History Museum, located at 415 East Water Street in Elmira. Opening Day riders will receive a limited edition Mark Twain poster.

During the tours that depart from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the trolley offers a 60-minute narrated tour of Elmira and its rich history including the Mark Twain Study, where the author wrote his most famous books; the Civil War Prison Camp site; the Arnot Art Museum; the Chemung Valley History Museum;the Clemens Center; the beautiful Maple Avenue District and Near Westside District with their lovely “Painted Lady” homes; and historic Dunn Field. The last trolley tour of each day (at 2 p.m.) offers a different route featuring the Mark Twain Study as well as Twain’s grave site.

Sign-ups for the trolley tour and ticket sales are at the Chemung Valley History Museum information
desk, (607) 734-4167. Adults are $4 and children 12 and younger are $2 when accompanied by a
parent or guardian. For more information about the trolley, visit www.MarkTwainCountry.com or call the Chamber at (607) 734-5137.