Two carnivals and a big Revolutionary Weekend planned for Morrisville Borough

From Bucks Local News: Two carnivals and a big Revolutionary Weekend planned for Morrisville Borough MORRISVILLE BOROUGH – Three entertaining events are slated for the spring and fall. The Rotary Club has come to tentative agreements with the operators of two carnivals. One would take place from May 15 to 20 and the other from Oct. 9 to 14. In addition, a new event promises to attract history lovers of the American Revolution. Through the combined efforts of the Actors' NET of Bucks County, the Morrisville Business Association (MBA), the Historic Morrisville Society (HMS), Washington Crossing Historic Association, and the Trenton Barracks, “A Revolutionary Weekend” will be hosted in Morrisville from Thursday, Aug. 23 through Sun., Aug. 26. The plan for the historic program is to offer an extended weekend of related activities designed to bring history-loving families on vacation for a one- or two-night visit to the Morrisville area. The focus of the marketing efforts will be all of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Highlighting the event will be five performances of a new full-length musical production about the life and times of Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution, and a 2 ½ hour bus tour entitled, “Following Washington’s Footsteps”. The musical, entitled “The Man Who Bought a Country," traces the life of Revolutionary War figure Robert Morris from his arrival in the colonies at age 13 to his death in 1806. The action is embellished with more than 20 original musical numbers. Performances will be at Morrisville’s 80-seat Heritage Center on the Delaware River at the Calhoun Street crossing. The tour will be aboard large motor coaches and will start at Williamson Park and proceed to Morrisville’s Summerseat, home of two signers of the Declaration of Independence. Ultimately, the tour will proceed to Trenton’s famous barracks with interim stops at the Thompson-Neely House in New Hope, a tour of the Pennsylvania side of the crossing site, a walk across the bridge to the landing site in New Jersey, and a tracking of Washington’s overnight ordeal taking his troops to the Trenton Barracks and the turning point of the War of Independence. In addition to the centerpiece activities, there will be other opportunities available to visitors, such as tours of nearby Pennsbury Manor, meetings with a historical interpreter of John Adams, the story of Greystones where William Penn’s Secretary William Markham negotiated the purchase of Pennsylvania from the local Native Americans, as well as expanded tours of Summereat and the Barracks, river and canal walks and more. A price list of tour packages and individual events is being prepared and is reflected in the proposed budget. In addition, potential visitors will receive information on nearby overnight accommodations and a range of local recommended restaurants