2009
OTHER LOCAL EVENTS OF INTEREST
May 30, 2009 -- June 1 , 2009 ---Cumberland, Ontario, Canada.
This is the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum Fair and Spring Crank-up.
The annual Antique Gas & Steam Engine and Auto Show at Cumberland , Ontario, which is 14 miles east of Ottawa. Phone [613] 833-3059 or email ...paul.adams@ottawa.ca. WOW !!! What a great show at the Cumberland Museum Grounds.
July 11 - 12, 2009 --- Plattsburg, N.Y.
This is the Champlain Valley Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Association's 19th
Annual Exhibition. Featuring Minneapolis - Moline this year. Held at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, Rts 22B and 3, I-87 exit 37; 30 miles north of Westport, 70 miles south of Montreal, 150 miles north of Albany. Contact : Sam Sorrell, [518] 643 - 8254.
July ?, 2009
--- Adams Center , N.Y.
The Adams Center Fire Dept. will be hosting their 9th Annual Classic Tractor Show at Behlings Spookhill Farms on Route 11, Adams Center from 9 am to 3 pm. This show, in its sixth year, has grown to be one of the largest shows of its type in the area. This show highlights the area's agricultural heritage. Last year's show featured over 95 tractors on display as well as numerous vendors and exhibits. There are events for the whole family to enjoy throughout the day.
This year's schedule of events is as follows:
10 am --- Tractor Egg Touch Contest
11 am --- Kid's Pedal Tractor Pull
1 pm -----Slow Race
2 pm -----Wagon Backing Contest
There will be a Chicken Barbecue as well as hotdogs, hamburgers, salt potatoes and refreshments throughout the day.
Admission to the show is free.
The Fire Department would like to invite anyone that has a tractor or equipment display to bring it to the show. Any age, any condition are welcome.
To get to the show, take Route 81 to Exit 42, head east on Route 177 for 1/2 mile to light, turn south on Route 11 to the showgrounds, approximately 2 miles. Adams Center is located 8 miles south of Watertown and 60 miles north of Syracuse.
For more information contact Chris Hayman at [315] 583-5181
http://tractorshow.tripod.com
July ? 2009 --- Athens Ontario, Canada.
The 30th Annual Farmersville Exhibition, Athens, Ontario Canada.
Presented by the Athens Lions Club. There will be steam egines in operation, a craft fair, vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles, horseshoe tournament 10 AM Sat, a vintage tractor pull noon Sat, horse draw Sun at 11, a parade Sun at 4, and much much more. Contact Peter Vanderlinden at [613] 924 - 9339 or Bob Croxall at [613] 924 - 9680.
August 5 - 8, 2009
--- Canandaigua N.Y.
Canandaigua, N.Y. The New York Steam Engine Assn. 49th Annual Pageant of Steam. This is the "State" show. Awesome!! This years feature is Caterpillar.
Hundreds of engines and tractors, steam, fleas, etc, etc.
Contact Gary Love; [585] 394-8102
Email; info@pagentofsteam.org
The site is 5 miles east on Gehan Road off Rts. 5 and 20.
August 15 - 16, 2009 --- Stone Mills N.Y.
Feature tractor; Allis Chalmers.
The Stone Mills Old Farm and Home Festival is held at the New York Agricultural Historical Society Museum, 13 miles north of Watertown.
Location; Rt 81 N to exit 47, left on Rt. 12 to Junction St. Rt 180 N., 3 miles on St. Rt. 180 N.
Stone Mills, N.Y. Nice grounds, shaded. Tractor teeter totter, quilting displays, Classic tractors and automobiles, baker fan and more at the Agricultural Museum. Contact Marguerite Raineri [315] 658-2353 or
http://home.usadatanet.net/~agstonemills/
e-mail; agstonemill@usadata.net
August 22 - 23, 2009 --- Chateaugay, Quebec Canada ---Just across the border !!
This is the 24th annual show. Held on the picturesque old tyme
farm setting of the Rennie
property in Rockburn, Quebec Canada.
The grounds feature a genuine general store, antique vendors and operating
equipment. The antique tractor pull is on Saturday. For information contact Denis
Faubert at [450] 264-2526.
September 11 - 13, 2009 --- Constableville, N.Y.
Flywheels and Pulleys 34th
Annual Old Time Gas and Steam Engine Show on their beautiful grounds on Route 26 in Constableville, NY.
Great show always. Featuring Silver King tractors and Maytag engines and equipment this year. Tons of antique power displays! Large
flea market and crafts.
Contact John or Olga Miller at
[315] 465-4206. Friday --- Fish Fry, 5 pm; Auction 6 - ? pm.
SATURDAY--- Chicken bbq,
tractor pull 2 pm, music in the afternoon, watermelon eating contest,
ladies cross - cut for fun 4 pm, band and dance 8-11 pm and much more !!
------ FOOD ------ FOOD ------FOOD ------ SUNDAY --- Kids' pull 10 to noon, country music 12-4 pm in the big barn, bubble-gum find contest 1 pm, horizontal greased pole contest, tractor parade 2 pm,
chicken bbq, music 12-4, raffle drawings at 3 pm.
An exceptionally nice display at the
Constableville show in 2002 .
This is a view of part of the show from up on the highway in 2005 .