Agricultural travel, including farm and machinery events, tractor shows, agricultural history
Lately I have traveled a lot for farm style fun. Do you hit the road for farm events? There are a variety of farm events to attend. Some are just a short drive away while others require a road trip! Farm Shows This weekend one of the grand daddy shows, the National Farm Machinery Show […]
This year we tried something different. We went to the 33rd Annual Antique Engine & Tractor “Swap Meet” in January 2020 rather than the tractor and engine “show” in February. This was a first for us. It fit perfect after a marvelous trip to beautiful Sanibel Island. The Swap Meet had just opened so we […]
Do you ever spy somewhere you want to go based only on a picture? Then do you decide to travel that direction? That’s exactly what my husband Keith and I did! We Googled things to do around the Valdosta, Georgia area. The beautiful Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville came up! Thank you to the Curator, […]
It’s that time! Time to set your antique tractor calendar for farm and toy shows for 2020! While some are busy making their New Year’s Resolutions collectors are setting their show schedules. I checked with some other tractor enthusiasts and they reached out to help me find some of their favorite shows! Gateway Mid-America Toy […]
Judy Weber is the Office Manager of the Dyersville Area Historical Society. Looking through a box, she unearthed a rare piece of Dyersville agricultural history. “We found an 1879 Moline Plow booklet,” Judy explained. The Story Currently the Dyersville Area Historical Society is set up in the Dyer-Botsford Museum House with a doll museum. The […]