Daily Schedule of Events
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast served
8:00 AM – Sunday only
Church Service in the Malsch Building
9:00 AM
National Anthem and Flag-Raising
10:00 AM
Safety Meeting for ALL Engineers, Tractor and Equipment Operators and Engine Exhibitors.
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
- Threshing using Steam Engines and Gas Tractors.
- Sawmill in operation sawing logs into lumber using Steam Power.
- Shingle Mill next to the Sawmill.
- Baling Straw using Club’s 1900 Sandwich stationary wire-tie baler
- Silo filling
- Barrel Train Rides around the grounds for kids of all ages.
- Mule Team and wagon giving rides around the Showgrounds
- Grinding wheat
- Flink Fan driven by Steam Engines and Tractors to test operation at load.
- Pony Brake to test horsepower
- Music being played at the Announcer’s Stand
- Plowing using Steam Engines and Tractors in the field south of the Grounds.
- Large Gas Engine display- Over 275 of various sizes and types.
Operators and Engineers will Gladly Answer Questions!
12:00 Noon
Whistles – Time out for lunch.
Food served at Fay’s Fabulous Pork Chop and Chicken Barbecue and other Food Vendors located throughout the grounds.
Fay’s serves all afternoon until 6:00PM
1:30 PM
Parade of old Steam Engines, Tractors, Cars and other antique machines
Other Attractions running all day, every day:
- The big Vilter Tandem-Compund Corliss Stationary Steam Engine in operation in the Founders Building
- Club Secretary – Membership Registration, Show Buttons and more. Club hats and Shirts are also available in the Engine building.
- Rope making for the Kids
- Bake Sale, Club Merchndise, White Elephant Sale, Raffle in the Founders Building
- Music, Old cars, old time country store, living room and kitchen sets, Farm Toy Show and much more in The John Maslch building.
- Petting Zoo in the FFA Building
- Flea Market