A couple of years ago, the boys were watching one of their many tractor DVD's. On it was a tractor show with 19th century antique steam tractors and also a kids pedal tractor pull event somewhere in Ohio. Out of curiosity, my friend "Google" and I checked it out. Turns out it is an annual event only two hours from Larry's hometown. Ever since, we always combine our trips to visit Pat (Larry's mom) with the National Threshers Steam Tractor Show. This year was a bonus because the featured, gas, tractor was John Deere, Yeah! 
We had some excited kiddos in the car who couldn't wait to get there. This is how we know we are close to the fairgrounds, look for the big black sooty cloud. These tractors use coal or wood so the air quality is not the best. It's noisy, smoky and grimmy, it makes you appreciate modern farm equipment. It's considered a working event with plowing, hay baling and saw mill demonstrations all using vintage equipment. Even the homemade Amish ice cream is churned using a hit-and-miss engine.
We spend two days at the event. A favorite is the parade. All the tractors are introduced and blow their steam whistles, it's really loud. We enjoy being able to do this for the boys. If you ask them, they will say they love it better than going to Disney World. It certainly is A LOT cheaper. 
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