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June 12, 2008
Celebrating the cheap dad

The term “cheap dad” is sometimes used in derision. Wrongly. Unjustly.

So it’s nice to see the folks at the Boothbay Railway Village paying homage to dads who don’t like to shell out a lot of cash. On Sunday, Father’s Day, admission for all fathers is free. Usually, adults pay $9.

Admission for children ages 3 to 16 is $5. Children under 3 are admitted for free. This means dad and a couple of the kids can have a pretty inexpensive outing riding the rails and walking around the village.

The village’s steam train runs frequently through the day and meanders around a quaint village of 28 historic structures, including a town hall, a chapel, a school and various shops. There’s also an auto museum with more than 60 antique vehicles.

And on Sunday, there will be free Model T rides throughout the day.

Posted at 10:06 AM

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So you would encourage people to drive all the way from the Portland area to Boothbay to "save" $9? Where does the cheap part come in? You can do better than that.

Posted by racefan
June 13, 2008 04:38 PM

Duh. Not everyone lives in Portland. Oddly enough, some people actually live around boothbay.

Posted by zzoro
June 14, 2008 07:51 AM

Duh, think how much you'd save if you didn't drive anywhere and just stayed home.

Posted by racefan
June 14, 2008 10:21 PM

Ray,

As another "high value" dad out here, thanks for the good work. Keep it up!

Posted by High Value Dad
June 18, 2008 11:18 AM

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Ray Routhier is a dad who is morally opposed to paying for fun. He's 44, and a New Hampshire native (meaning he's morally opposed to a lot of things) and has been writing for daily newspapers for 20 years. He lives in South Portland with his wife Jessica and two daughters, Sophie, 4, and Dinah, 1. The family also includes two cats, twelve Barbies and 47 Polly Pockets. As a family, they love going to Portland Sea Dogs games, walking down to Willard Beach, dancing to the "Powdermilk Biscuit" song on public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," and finding new stuff to do.



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