NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — The Maumee Valley Steam & Gas Association invites you to come to the 47th annual Summer Show, showing engines of the past, and how hard work was in the past, even in the 1900s. Maumee Valley Summer Show starts Thursday and features John Deere, Ford, Garden tractors and gas engines. Other brands are welcome as well. Other antiques include an old sawmill, a massive engine called the ‘125 HP Buckeye Oil Engine, tractor rides, along with more engine activities.
WANE 15 spoke with the president of the Maumee Valley Steam & Gas Association, Tony Herman, and he said Friday and Saturday are the best days to go with the amount of activities planned.
The show at Jefferson Township Park in New Haven will feature more than just engines. At the showgrounds, there will be a massive boiler, a blacksmith house, train rides for kids, hayrides, a flea market, wooden shingles, and a camping area over the event.
Food will be provided through the show, featuring $2 sweet corn, homemade ice cream, and special dinners on Friday and Saturday.
Herman said this is a great opportunity to show kids how hard people had to work back in the day, showing how much easier today’s work is. It is also a learning environment of engine history.
This event will run from Thursday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to roughly 10 p.m., at 1702 South Webster Road. Price of admission is $5 a day, or you can buy access to all four days for $10. Instead of fixed ticket prices Sunday, there will be a free-will donation opportunity at the admission gate.