Bike Night a Big Boost for Lehighton
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Thousands of motorcycles in one community in Carbon County are bringing a boost to the local economy.
With the steady grumble of their roaring machines.
Motorcyclists from near and far came rolling into Lehighton. For the 13th annual Lehighton Bike Night, ready to relax and mingle after a long ride in.
"This is great. We've been out here for the last two days, riding, so, there's a lot of bikes, it's going to be a good time this weekend," said "Tattoo Tony" of New Jersey.
Over the day-long event, bikers met new friends, caught up with old ones and of course, checked out each others bikes.
There was plenty of local vendors selling food and products.
"It's pretty exciting," said Tim Pauls of Express Jewelry. "It's about my fourth year here and every year you see more and more people coming."
As the crowds grow, so does business.
Bike night is a big boost for area companies as well as Lehighton itself.
This year bike night is run by the Lehighton Downtown Initiative Committee and any donations collected will go back to bettering the borough.
"We attract about 30-40,000 people on this one day which huge for the community and all the donations that we are making is going to be plowed back to the community. We're actually focusing on the parks, we're going to renovate the parks," said organizer Todd Zimmerman.
Even businesses that don't have booths at the event still benefit from all the influx of people.
"Me being a business owner, we definitely open up our doors early and it brings a lot of folks in to the downtown here and every year it just gets bigger and bigger. There's more and more bikers coming through. It's a good thing for Lehighton," said Judy Paterson, owner of Crazy for Closeouts.
Motorcyclists say they are not only happy to have this annual event in Lehighton, they are also happy to help out the community that welcomes them.
"That's what bikers do. They've had a bad rap for so long and they've done so much so long," said Carl Fisher from Dauphin County.
With the steady grumble of their roaring machines.
"This is great. We've been out here for the last two days, riding, so, there's a lot of bikes, it's going to be a good time this weekend," said "Tattoo Tony" of New Jersey.
Over the day-long event, bikers met new friends, caught up with old ones and of course, checked out each others bikes.
There was plenty of local vendors selling food and products.
"It's pretty exciting," said Tim Pauls of Express Jewelry. "It's about my fourth year here and every year you see more and more people coming."
As the crowds grow, so does business.
Bike night is a big boost for area companies as well as Lehighton itself.
This year bike night is run by the Lehighton Downtown Initiative Committee and any donations collected will go back to bettering the borough.
"We attract about 30-40,000 people on this one day which huge for the community and all the donations that we are making is going to be plowed back to the community. We're actually focusing on the parks, we're going to renovate the parks," said organizer Todd Zimmerman.
Even businesses that don't have booths at the event still benefit from all the influx of people.
"Me being a business owner, we definitely open up our doors early and it brings a lot of folks in to the downtown here and every year it just gets bigger and bigger. There's more and more bikers coming through. It's a good thing for Lehighton," said Judy Paterson, owner of Crazy for Closeouts.
Motorcyclists say they are not only happy to have this annual event in Lehighton, they are also happy to help out the community that welcomes them.
"That's what bikers do. They've had a bad rap for so long and they've done so much so long," said Carl Fisher from Dauphin County.
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