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Antique Tractor Display, Hay Baling Demonstration, and Prairie Harvest Festival

Sat, Sep 16

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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Learn how our ancestors worked to preserve food and raise crops by seeing the tools of the trade. New this year is the antique hay press that was used to make square hay bales.

Antique Tractor Display, Hay Baling Demonstration, and Prairie Harvest Festival
Antique Tractor Display, Hay Baling Demonstration, and Prairie Harvest Festival

Time & Location

Sep 16, 2023, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 2480B KS-177, Strong City, KS 66869, USA

About the event

Antique Tractor Display, Hay Baling Demonstration, and Prairie Harvest Festival at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

STRONG CITY, Kansas: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is pleased to announce the upcoming annual Prairie Harvest Festival and Antique Tractor Show on September 16th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn how our ancestors worked to preserve food and raise crops by seeing the tools of the trade. New this year is the antique hay press that was used to make square hay bales.

Enjoy an old-fashioned time of gathering together as living history characters harvest the fruits of nature in preparation for winter. The original owner of the Spring Hill Ranch planted an orchard to the east of the house with apples, peaches, pear, and cherry trees. Living history interpreters will be present to talk about the orchard and to demonstrate typical harvest activities, with visitor participation being encouraged. Learn how field work transitioned…

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