The 47th Annual Maumee Valley Antique & Gas Engine Show will be Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 15-18, at 1720 S. Webster Road, east of New Haven.
A fun show for the entire family, the exhibit will feature John Deere, J. I. Case, Ford, Ford Ferguson, garden tractors, and gas engines with a variety of other antique gas engines, tractors, cars, and trucks also on site. Come and see the 15-ton, 125-horsepower Buckeye Oil Engine that ran the generator for the elevator in Grabill and the Chuse Stationary Steam Engine from the Hicksville Handle Factory in operation. There will be daily demonstrations by the Indiana Chapter of the Maumee Valley Blacksmiths, a flea market, a trading post, a large quilt display, and a special demonstration on “The Dangers of Electricity.”
Children can ride a train, play in the sand box, or take a tractor driving lesson. Face painting, a Kiddie Tractor Pull, and an Exotic Animal Show are also available on Saturday. Food vendors will be on site all weekend as well as live entertainment.