MUST SEE SHOWS IN OHIO, PA & N.C.

My Son, His Buddy & I Are Planning A Couple Of Trips To Engine Shows This Summer(June-July). We Would Like To Get Suggestions For Shows In Ohio, Pa & North Carolina. We Are Interested In Any And All - Gas Engines - Big & Small, Tractors And Steam.

Any Recommendations/Suggestions Would Be Very Much Appreciated. Mention Web-site/url, If Available.

Thanks
Phil
Jordan, Ny

[Allen]

The National Threshers show in Wauseon is nice if you like steam engines

http://www.nationalthreshers.com

[Al Wait]

Coolspring, PA in June and Kinzers PA in August. Al Wait

[bimjy]

Findlay, Ohio is a really nice show that covers all that you mention although I believe it may be in early August.

[Mike Monnier]

Greenville Farm Power of the Past at the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Oh. It's July 7-10. Always a good selection of engines to view there.

[Lcjudge]

The Southeast Old Threshers Reunion is a nice one to attend in NC. It will be the weekend nearest the 4th of July and always includes July 4th. It has old engines, tractors, vehicles, crafts, etc.

[Carolina Fly-Wheelers]

The High Country Crank-Up in NC July 29-30, 2005 near Boone, NC.

Carolina Fly-Wheelers

[Alan Fannin]

I'm going back to the PLAIN CITY, Ohio show. Lots of Tractors and Engines.Loacted west of Columbus. Early July

[Keith Smigle]

For the Plain City, OH show I am working on the web site, several pages in the works, but not posted as of yet. Bookmark the page and check back. The show flyer is on the home page and there are several show pics to look at.

http://www.miamivalleysteamshow.org/pages/page01.htm

[Leonard Keifer]

Don't know your schedule but I've enjoyed the Ashtabula, OH show the last 5 or 6 years. It's July 1, 2, and 3 this year.

[Coolhand Luke]

The Southeast Old Threshers in Denton, N.C., is huge. Lot's of engines, tractors, exhibits, live nightly entertainment, steam shovel demos, horse pulls, mock mini-village. Very nice. If you also like construction equipment- Brownsville, Pa., in August. The largest(?) show of it's kind in U.S. Huge piles of dirt being moved by huge earthmoving machines. A little bit smaller show I personally like is Chambersburg, Pa. The engines are set up in the woods along with some oil field engines, sawmill, small barn with a couple animals, blacksmith shop.
btw- my vote for the best bean soup around is Berryville, Va.
Hope to see ya somewhere, Luke.

[Mike S]

My three favorite shows are the Ashtabula Antique Engine Club show in Williamsfield(I think) Ohio on 4th of July weekend, Historical Engine Society on July 30&31 in Century Village in Burton, Ohio(I am a member); and the National Pike(Brownsville) show in August in Brownsville, PA. The Brownsville show hosts the Ohio Valley Historical Construction Equipment Assoc. who display about 20 old power shovels including an Erie B steam shovel.

www.ashtabulaantiqueengineclub.com

www.hesinc.org

www.nationalpike.com

[Roy Pasini]

Try the Lagrange Engine Club show in September.
www.geocities.com/lagrangeengineclub

[Mike S]

I forgot the LaGrange Show! It takes up the entire Lorain County Fairgrounds. Another excellent show is the one in Portersville, PA. They have an entire steam building with about ten stationary steam engines in operation.

http://www.catfish-hollow.com/Portersville/