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Midwest Old Threshers Reunion
Mount Pleasant, IA · Arts & Culture
- When
- September 2–6, 2027
- Where
- McMillan Park, 405 East Thresher Road · Mount Pleasant · IA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Steam engine and antique tractor collectors converge on Mount Pleasant over Labor Day weekend for one of the country's largest working exhibitions of threshing and farm machinery, alongside a narrow-gauge railroad and vintage theater. The reunion has run since the early 1950s and draws tens of thousands of visitors each year.
The history within reach
- Midwest Old Threshers Reunionsame spot
Steam engine and antique tractor collectors converge on Mount Pleasant over Labor Day weekend for one of the country's largest working exhibitions of threshing and farm machinery, alongside a narrow-gauge railroad and vintage theater.
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