Free Summer Lunch 11:30 am daily until August 12 Closed on Saturdays until September 10
PUTNAM RECREATION DEPARTMENT
126 Church Street
Putnam, CT 06260
CONTACT: Willie Bousquet - Director 860-963-6811 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MAIN STREET CAR CRUISE RETURNS TO PUTNAM
After a 2 year hiatus, The Main Street Car Cruise returns to Putnam, CT on Sunday, August 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This year marks the fourteenth year for the Main Street Car Cruise, Connecticut's biggest annual car cruise. Main Street, Union Square and Bridge Street will be blocked to traffic and filled with show cars. Cars will also be on display at the municipal parking lot on Kennedy Drive and Rotary Park. Butch Patrick who played Eddie Munster on the TV series The Munsters will be at Rotary Park from 10 to 3 with The Munster Koach and Dragula TV cars. The "Roaming Railroad" is back again this year with rides for all ages from 11 to 2. The Pluck-A-Duck Kids Zone will be located at Rotary Park and will feature bounce houses, face pamtiog, Bella the Clown, corohole, photo booth and Create-a-Card for kids to create greeting cards for seniors and veterans. This will also be the last chance to purchase tickets for the Putnam Business Association Pluck-A-Duck fundraiser with over 90 prizes. Registration for the Main Street Car Cruise begins at 8:00 a.m. Admission is free for spectators, show cars and motorcycles and the first 1,000 cars will receive a dash plaque. Exits 45, 46 and 47 off 1-395 all lead to the Main Street Car Cruise. There is no rain date for this year''s
show.
The Putnam Public Library will be closed on Saturdays from July 2-September 3, reopening on Saturdays on September 10.
