Maureen’s travelogue

You Don't Have to Love Trains to Love Northlandz by Maureen Bruschi

Story written 25 March 2009

Explore magical Northlandz, part fantasy, part reality. Experience America as it once was, complete with canyons, rivers and unapproachable mountains and how steam engines made it all livable. Admire works of art, relax in a 450-seat music hall, and enjoy a 94-room doll house and a doll museum.

The Northlandz  3,100 Pipe Organ

The Northlandz 3,100 Pipe Organ

A 3,100 pipe organ is the centerpiece to this 450 seat music hall.

The Hazel V. Collins International Doll Collection

The Hazel V. Collins International Doll Collection

Dolls from around the world are part of Northlandz's Doll Museum

"The Little Rascals"

"The Little Rascals"

A collection of Little Rascal characters at Northlandz's Doll Museum

Winter in Northlandz

Winter in Northlandz

Snowy Northlandz towns rely on trains for their food and supplies, especially in winter.

A mountainside Village in Northlandz

A mountainside Village in Northlandz

One of many villages in Northlandz tucked away in the mountains.

Trains Keep Northlandz Running Smoothly

Trains Keep Northlandz Running Smoothly

A Northlandz train rambles over a suspension bridge heading toward a village church

"Grandma Gets Her Revenge"

"Grandma Gets Her Revenge"

"Mythical" Grandma (who owns many homes in Northlandz) refused to sell to a quarry company which dug a pit around her house. Grandma gets her revenge by building an outhouse over the pit.

Trains Keep Northlandz Towns Alive

Trains Keep Northlandz Towns Alive

Trains pass through one of the many busy towns of Northlandz

Deep in the Mountains of Northlandz

Deep in the Mountains of Northlandz

Trains whip through the mountains of Northlandz

Maureen Bruschi

Maureen Bruschi has been a member since 11 March 2009 and goes by mbruschi.

I am a freelance travel and sports writer and photographer. I've lived in Istanbul, Turkey for two years and have traveled to over 15 countries.