Steam Era
steamera festival held every labour day weekend town milton ontario featuring historic steam tractor well known eye past community annually celebrates milton steam era — populated hundred steampowered tractor engine farm implement converging salute bygone era traditionally milton steam era also featured parade steam tractor main st small group local men chatting machine shop august came idea “steam show” — annual event owner vintage steampowered vehicle could parade antique treasure august bill johnson burford le lowe brookville gordon brigdens machine shop hornby late elmer down milton four discussed possibility putting steam show december result discussion thirtyeight gentleman gathered le lowes farm guelph line north brookville founding meeting ontario steam antique preserver association first one dubbed “steam era” held labour day weekend tradition continues day early year whole town would get swept nostalgic exercise well accompanying festival called “oldfashioned days” everyone would dress clothing bygone day third year steam era attracted spectator grown miss canada jodi rutledge miss teen canada lori asshetonsmith visited steam era steam era biggest exhibition antique steam powered equipment ontario thus lending milton title event celebrated th year event display steam era include display restored equipment part first steam era show display part steam era’s first year tractor pull operating demonstration sawmill threshing shingle mill steam era parade downtown milton corn roast night fire spark show list steam fair httpwwwsteameracom