Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Show

The Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Assoc. is celebrating its 34th Annual show on August 18-21, 2011 at Jefferson Township Park which is located 4 miles East of New Haven, Indiana.

(Take U. S. 930 East 4 miles (from I-469) to Webster Road. Turn north, (left) 3 miles, cross Dawkins Road.) Note: Webster Road is closed south of U. S. 24. Follow detour signs. For map and more information, visit our web site at (maumeevalley.org.) Handicap parking available.

What is Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association’s purpose? Our purpose is to preserve antique power sources, equipment, skills, activities, and other resources that reflect the rural and urban life of our forefathers for historical education while teaching and training younger individuals how to operate the antique equipment so as to continue our mission to educate individuals in the future.

This summer, we are featuring International Harvester tractors, engines, garden tractors, trucks, and equipment though all other exhibitors are welcome!

We have something to offer the entire family. Come meet the owners of all the antique steam and gas equipment. Let them explain the workings of their equipment, the type of equipment your great (s) grandparents might have used on their farms. This includes engines (steam & gas), tractors, trucks and cars, threshing equipment in action, an on sight Sawyer, sawing lumber, and smell the fresh earth from the plowing of fields from both steam engines and antique tractors. Experience a 15 ton, 125 HP Buckeye Oil Engine, and see a working blacksmith shop.

Ladies will enjoy our 25th Annual Quilt Display. Kent Mick of Roanoke will be giving a “trunk” show of his quilts at 10am on Saturday followed by a free motion quilting demonstration. The theme this year is “There’s a little red barn on a farm down in Indiana,” but all quilts are welcomed!

There will be a large flea market and trading post open where the some “good deals” can be purchased. Paulding-Putman Electric will give demonstrations on the dangers of electricity at 2:00 and 4:00 on Friday. Barrel Train rides, clowns (on Saturday), and a sandbox for the children will be available not to mention a Kiddy Tractor Pull on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Hay rides and demonstrations with horses and mules will take place on Friday and Saturday. On Friday evening, an Antique Tractor Pull will take place at 5:00 p.m. A Feature Tractor Pull will take place on Saturday –at 10:00 a.m., and at 5:00 p.m., the Heavy-weight Antique Tractors will pull. The Flying Circuits will be giving Model airplane demonstrations and have some “paintball diving” activities. The Fort Wayne Railroad Society will have an open house next door.

Food: Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Fish & Tenderloin Fry
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Broasted Chicken Dinner.
Other food vendors are on the grounds.
Steamed sweet corn will be available Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Oh so yummy!!!

Entertainment: (Please bring lawn chairs)
Friday: Spike and the Bulldogs, (Songs of the 50s & 60s) 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: The Applejack Kloggers, 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: Church Service 9:00 a.m.

The New Haven, IN High School Alumni Band, 1:30 p.m. (Songs from the 60’s)

Daily Admission is $5.00 per person. 4-day passes are available at the gate. Children 12 and under and exhibitors are free.