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60th annual Thresherman show opens with parade

  • Miss Perry County Fair Keely Epplin and Little Miss MacKenzi Hale cross the tracks at the parade start.

    Miss Perry County Fair Keely Epplin and Little Miss MacKenzi Hale cross the tracks at the parade start.
    Daniel Herbst photo

  • The 60th anniversary American Thresherman Association Show begins with a tractor parade in Pinckneyville Wednesday evening, kicking off activities that will run through Sunday.

    The 60th anniversary American Thresherman Association Show begins with a tractor parade in Pinckneyville Wednesday evening, kicking off activities that will run through Sunday.
    Daniel Herbst photo

  • Pretty horse-drawn carts are early entries in the Thresherman Parade.

    Pretty horse-drawn carts are early entries in the Thresherman Parade.
    Daniel Herbst photo

 
Posted on 8/16/2019, 1:02 AM

The annual American Thresherman Association Show going on now at the Perry County Fairgrounds, opened the traditional way Wednesday evening, with a tractor parade. The festival goes through Sunday.

The show celebrate 100 years of farming history with demonstrations, old-fashioned contests, tractor pulls, live music, children's activities and more. Today's highlight is the ITPA Tractor Pull starting at 7 p.m. in the grandstand. Admission is $10; $5 for ages 6-12 (under 5 is free).

 
 
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