ROLLAG, Minn. — From meticulously maintained vintage tractors to coach rides and demonstrations, there was a lot to see and do on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, in Rollag, Minnesota.
The occasion continues Sunday and Monday, Sept. 6-7. Gates open at 6 a.m. each days, with actions on the exhibit grounds, 27512 102nd Ave. S., Hawley, from 9 a.m. to five p.m. For extra info, go to
Volunteers get the H.Ok. Porter 1924 steam locomotive able to take passengers for a journey on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Jim Puckett, heart, with Grace Coleman, attends the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota. The Steam Threshers Reunion is highlighting iconic lime-green Steiger tractors this yr. Puckett was an worker of Steiger for 45 years.
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Operators showcase Steiger tractors as spectators line the street on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Rollag Minnesota hosts the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
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Rows of vintage tractors are lined up alongside a street on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Youths drive a tractor and journey on a trailer on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Attendees journey a tractor on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Volunteers board passengers on the 1924 steam locomotive on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Passengers using the H.Ok. Porter 1924 steam locomotive on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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The Soo Line 353 steam locomotive is in operation on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Randy Olson of Baldwin, North Dakota, cuts hay with a horse-drawn mower on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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A person harvests wheat by a horse-drawn harvester on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Louis Brown binds corn with horses on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Two younger males drive and journey a tractor on a street to the steam and gasoline ploughing area on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Steam and gasoline tractors plow fields on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Chris Tomac and his son Rex, from central Michigan, watch steam and gasoline tractors plow fields on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Gretchen Dillon and Ken Griffis of Sabin, Minnesota, function a 1912 75 HP Case tractor owned by Griffis on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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Steam and gasoline tractors plow fields as individuals watch on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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From the left, sitting on the 1923 Ford Model T are Ben Herbst, holding child Rozell, and Dennis Herbst; sitting within the Model T are Jamie Herbst and Haley Herbst from Farmington, Missouri. The group was watching steam and gasoline tractors plow fields on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota.
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An indication on the H.Ok. Porter 1924 steam locomotive paying tribute to the late Dolly Parton on the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
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Chris Flynn is an audio/visible journalist at The Forum. He graduated with a bachelor’s in on-line journalism from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Flynn has labored at Forum Communications since 2008. Reach him at [email protected] or 701-451-5773.
