Our brief look at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher’s Reunion 2023. They’ve been doing this for 69 years, and every year is a bit bigger and better. There are many hundreds of old tractors and steam engines ranging in size from tiny to colossal.
There are factories, mills, threshers, generators, pumps, a train, a fire engine, a print shop, and a merry-go-round, all powered by steam, plus a lot more. The sight is a few hundred acres, and you can walk, or take steam-powered transportation around. Everything is included in the ticket price except food and souvenirs.
Every year has a theme, and this year's was military machinery.
Held every year over the labor day weekend at the edge of Minnesota lake country, there’s definitely something for everyone.