Michigan's North Pole Express Returns For 2023 & Is SOLD OUT

I don’t know what it is about Christmas in July or who even came up with it in the first place but I’ve always been the kind of person to stay as far away from Christmas in the summertime as possible. That being said it doesn’t hurt to be prepared for the holidays and some of the fun things that come with it especially the local attractions we have that are in high demand.

This includes the polar express, which for the first time in two years is finally back and in less than a day, sold out all their tickets. The North Pole Express was clearly missed by the public because tickets went on sale for 2023 and within 2 days they are no longer available. Michigan was super bummed last year after they had to replace a wheel and some running gear on the Pere Marquette 1225.

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The train will be making trips on November 18th, 19th 24th, 25th, and 26th and then picking back up on December 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, and 16th, finally ending on the 17th at 10 AM and 5 PM.

SOLD OUT

Tickets only went on sale yesterday and already are SOLD OUT. They started at $70 for coach seating and all riders will get a complimentary souvenir ticket a "Believe" bell, and admission into the village of Ashley’s Country Christmas event.

It’s about as close as you can get to the polar express movie without having to be on board with people with a bunch of soulless eyes. So if you ask me, it’s actually a little better.

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