IPM officials want 2027 show in Brigden
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Thirteen-year-old Dominic Fulgencio of Wallaceburg was taking a photo of one of the model train displays on Sunday.
Model trains and planes take over Mooretown Museum
July 11, 2025
The Independent
There was a big turnout for Model Train Day at the Mooretown Museum on Sunday.
It is the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day and the end of the Second World War and a recent donation to the museum of 30 military and 7 warships models were incorporated into some of the train layouts.
Also on hand were members of the Bluewater R/C Flyers of Sarnia who had several of their Second World War model planes on display on the Mooretown Museum grounds.
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