Rock River Thresheree

Start: Friday, September 2, 2022 8:00AM
End: Monday, September 5, 2022 5:00PM

It's time for the 66th annual Rock River Thresheree, a Wisconsin tradition, September 2,3,4,&5. Thrill as our hundred acres come alive with steam, smoke, gas, and folks having fun. It features one of the largest flea market and craft shows around with hundreds of vendors offering every type of imaginable product for sale on the Thresheree grounds. Watch steam engines and tractors of all kinds being put to work. This year the feature brand is the Oliver. Feel the power of the only steam powered pile-driver in the US, watch construction equipment digging and moving earth The sawmill, with its 52 inch saw blade, make short work of turning logs into lumber. See fire meeting steel as smiths craft metal into art at the blacksmith shop. Our gas engines display has many different devices running and working, this year’s feature is Monitor. The museum of Industry and Agriculture feature many running steam engines, from large too small. It also has a large collection of Fairbank-Morse engines, including two from the WWII era USS Enterprise. See farming done the old way, with threshing, baling, silo filling and plowing. You can take home supper from our potato patch, and make cornbread from fresh ground corn meal at the grist mill. There is buck wheat too. Kids of all ages can drive a real tractor. There are pedal pulls and a corn box for the kids, plus rope making. There are pony rides, plus a camel too. We also have a petting zoo to enjoy and other fun . Watch military reenactments from multiple eras. Tour a replica Civil war Army camp to see how soldiers lived in the field more. Don’t forget about the home, with the 1930’s era Sears Kit house. The Thresheree display home has been decorated to resemble a typical 1930s-era farm house. A Parade of Power is planned for 2 p.m. every day, during which the antique farm and construction equipment can be seen navigating through the park to a natural amphitheater. There are many food booths set up around the Thresheree offering guests the opportunity to purchase all their favorites, including ice cream, sweet corn, and fried cheese curds. “We offer four days of activities, food and affordable family fun,” “People should come out to enjoy a nice relaxing day in the sun while learning a little about the history of agriculture and construction equipment.” The event takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 2nd to 5th at Thresheree Park, located at the intersection of Hwy. 51 and Hwy. M between Edgerton and Janesville.