Staff file photo by Skip Lawrence Mark McMunn, then 9, stands at the controls of Trolley No. 150 during the 2008 Myersville Trolley Festival.

Rain postponed the invitation for a week this year, but the global offer still stands. All are invited to Easterday's at 2540 Canada Hill Road on Saturday and Sunday, to pay homage to Myersville 's trolley heritage and for some family fun.

The centerpiece of the two-day affair is restored Trolley Car 150 from the Hagerstown & Frederick line. Easterday found the neglected and abandoned car on Braddock Mountain some years ago. He bought it, moved it to his property -- which includes a portion of the original trolley roadbed -- and painstakingly restored it to its original grandeur.

"The trolley plays an important part in Myersville 's history," festival committee member Judy Zeck said. "After Don found the trolley car and restored it, he wanted to do something to honor the town's trolley history."

The entire town, including the Lions Club, church groups and other community organizations banded together to organize the first trolley fest, she said.

The trolley's historical peak was from 1898 to the 1930s, Zeck said.

In the beginning, the trolley was a popular form of public transportation. But as other vehicles became more available, people moved away from the trolley, contributing to its demise.

Today, Car 150 sits on Canada Hill Road, near where it made its many runs. Festival visitors are welcome to climb aboard and hear a narration of the trolley's history. A restored waiting station also awaits visitors.

But the festival offers more than trolley history. Entertainment includes the band Cold Hard Cash and the Myersville Elementary School choir. A bluegrass competition will be held Sunday, as will a sheep herding demonstration, an event normally held in a closed area.

"People don't get the full experience of what it's like," Easterday said. "Here, we have the room to do it in the open -- it's really something to see."

Demonstrations, including primitive technology, woodworking, clock repair, chair caning, chainsaw art and blacksmithing, will be held throughout the weekend.

Covered wagon rides, Max Reed's draft horse hay rides and trolley rides will be available. A special children's area will include entertainment by Magic Mike and the Punch and Judy Show. An auction will invite bids on items including mantel clocks, a trolley collector plate, prints by artists Sherry Kemp and Barry Richardson, quilts and a round of golf at Maryland National Golf Course.

"There are a lot of interesting things to see and do here," Easterday said. "You can hike a half mile of the Hagerstown and Frederick roadbed.

"And you can beat the view -- there's a 30-mile view of northern Virginia and northern Montgomery County."