Working sawmills in western Sonoma County during the late 19th century and 20th century were not quiet places. The mill whistle and steam donkey engines made shrill noises. Workers yelled “Timber!” ...

CEDAR FALLS — Tractors of all shapes and sizes are filling Antique Acres for the 57th annual Old Time Power Show this weekend. The three-day event features plenty to do and see during the day and a ...

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — Maumee Valley Antique Steam and Gas Engine show is back for its 46th season and with the annual show’s return comes something new. This year, the show focuses its attention on ...

Bob Nesselroad, a volunteer at Living History Farms in Des Moines, Iowa, stands on an antique steam tractor during a threshing demonstration in August 2022. (Rox Laird/Courthouse News) (CN) — ...

Gardner, N.D. - What started as a retirement hobby became a passion for Bert Borgen. The 79-year-old Moorhead resident began restoring tractors in 1995. Borgen was retired after 35 years of farming ...

The town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, sits in Iowa’s southeast corner, in the middle of gently rolling fields of corn and soybeans. Over the recent Labor Day weekend, its normal population of about 9,000 ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — Just in time for the holiday weekend, the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion returns to Mount Pleasant for five days of tractors, food, camping, music and other fun and activities. The ...

Dick Tombrink has filled three pole barns with old farm equipment in various stages of repair at his home near Worden. Still, that's not enough room. More old tractors and other farm equipment are ...

A decade ago, the Hull-Oakes Lumber Co. still literally operated under its own steam. The sawmill, some 10 miles west of Monroe in Benton County, was one of the last to operate under steam power and ...