The first thing I really noticed after entering grounds through the exhibitor entrance was the motorhome ahead of us with the neat picture of a two cylinder Deere with a plow against a mountain range in the background. What really got my attention was the "Anchorage, Alaska" across the bottom of the mural! The license plates did say Alaska on them.
It was an exceptional crowd, especially for an opening Thursday. I heard that the draft horses successfully pulled the 30 foot disk with 24 horses in harness. The plans are to try to get all 48 horses hitched up Friday and make the attempt, with a repeat performance on Saturday.
There are people here from all over the country already, and here I was unsure about making the trip from SW Iowa! There are people here with equipment from way farther than that. There are a lot of dedicated people here, getting filthy dirty, and doing what they love to do - see the old machines work as they were meant to!
