The celebration in Hannibal sounds wonderful. Good, wholesome,
midwestern, all-American celebration. I wish I could be there, I can
taste the hotdogs and lemonade, smell the popcorn and hear all the great
music. Hannibal is going to thank it's benefactor is a Red, White, and
Blue kind of way. The tourism dollars Twain brings to that neck of the
woods is worth a celebration. Clean industry is always worth
celebrating. Hannibal is a real live nephew of it's Uncle Sam! Enjoy
the day Hannibal.
Jane McCone
Director
Center for Mark Twain Studies
Elmira College
Elmira, NY