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Steam-Era is the annual show produced by the "Ontario Steam & Antique Preservers Association" held at the Milton fairgrounds in in the heart of Milton, Ontario, Canada just south of their main street every Labour Day weekend. Their members are devoted to the preservation and restoration of heritage equipment and bring their pain stakenly restored machinery to display and operate at Steam Era.
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Steam engines from the turn of the century silently puff there way around the grounds. Hundreds of tractors and stationary engines along with antique cars, models and agricultural displays recreate life in the rural country a hundred years ago.

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In past years, the TRHA has brought our portable 7 1/4" miniature railway track and operated miniature trains in cooperation with other local miniature railway clubs. However most of our volunteers who set up and operate this event have been very heavily engaged in the development of the miniature railway at Roundhouse Park and so we have had to regretably decline to participate this year. However, a number of us will be attending the show as it is a truly entertaining and fun experience. In the middle picture below from last year's show, we find TRHA folks - Michael Guy and Mike Salisbury - operating one of the massive steam tractors.

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This is a show not to be missed as you seldom see from one to two dozen massive steam tractors today at a single event. The show runs from Friday, September 4th to Monday, September 7th, 2009 (Labour Day). For more information about the show, visit their website at http://www.steam-era.com/.

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By Russ Milland, TRHA; Pictures (above) from the Steam Era website; Pictures below by Russ Milland
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