My husbands company has there family day here. The train is very exciting for my kids.
This park, located on Rt 49, is a great destination for a family outing or for one of the many events scheduled through out the year. This weekend the Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA) held it's 3rd annual Southern meet here. The farm offers many displays of farm machinery and implements in addition to an ever growing village of vintage buildings... visit an actual general store where you can not only see goods from long ago displayed - you may actually purchase gifts for the family back home. There are benches in the shade to stop and rest and plenty of grassy areas for the kids to work off excess energy. Pets are welcomed.
We've been attending the Southeast Old Thresher's Reunion for over 25 years. Camping is available (water & electric), but make your reservations about a year in advance. They have everything you could imagine related to farming: antique tractors, steam engines, a steam shovel, a steam crane, a sawmill, Border Collie demonstrations, threshing with gas engines, threshing & baling with horses, hit & miss engines, petting zoo etc. You have to pay extra to ride the steam train but it's a good way to see the area. There are also tram rides-you can ride as long as you want. Every evening there is a pull: lawnmower, tractor, or horse pull. There is a Parade of Power featuring steam engines and tractors every night. There are 2 music concerts each day. There is a pedal pull for the kids and adults. The last night of the show there is a fantastic fireworks display. There is so much to see, plan on staying for several days.
The Christmas decorations was fantastic. A genuine, old fashioned Christmas with a train ride, now you can't beat that.
We had a fantastic time at the Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival on 9th,10th & 11th May '13The music was great and everyone was so friendly and polite.It was the trip of a lifetime.Thanks to Karen Miller for all her help in planning our trip.Thanks to Doyle Lawson & his band ,the Isaacs & the Bankesters for singing Happy Birthday for Donald!We will have such happy memories.
For a $14 admission you get to see new tractors, old tractors, both restored and rusty, steam engines, coal burning steam train and excavators. There are also border collies herding, music, clogging to watch. There are flea market vendors selling junk and antiques alike.
Lot's of old equipment/many food vendors ,ticket includes 2 free music show daily. Usually very warm part of the year..Unhappy they had fireworks on July 5 instead of July 4th.
We took our grandson to the Christmas village. It was great, Santa, train ride, lights, food and more. Don't go if you are in a hurry.
I haven't been in about 25 yrs. Couldn't believe how much is has grown. Had a great time. Didn't want to go in the past because of the heat. This year they had more mud than heat, but give me the mud anyday. There is only one thing I would like to see changed - have it in a cooler part of the year. Or at least have misting tents. they might have had them somewhere, like I said, there is no way to see it all in one day. Lots of people there, but since it is spread out over 200 acres it didn't seem that crowded. Will go again.
Each year we go to the tractor event. Great selection of old tractors. Plenty of food varieties. A great place to mingle and rub elbows with the common man and do your annual thing, Down On The Farm. I think it's in August. If not, it's gotta be on either side of August.