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Heritage Park of
North Iowa
2018 Souvenir Edition
Forest City, IA
www.heritageparkofnorthiowa.com
Heritage Park of North Iowa
2018 Schedule of Events
● Kite Day - May 12th
● Steam School - May 12th-13th
● Friends of the Park Picnic - July 14th
● Heritage Festival - July 22nd
● Tractor Ride - August 11th
● Horse & Mule Event & Civil War Re-enactment -
August 25th - 26th
● Steam Threshing Festival - Hosting International Harvester
Collectors Chapter 5 - State Show - September 14th - 16th
● Junkapalooza - September 29th - 30th
● Tour of Lights - Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from
Thanksgiving until Christmas
● Christmas Church Service & Soup Supper - December 15th
Heritage Park of North Iowa is a 91-acre site located on the South
edge of Forest City, Iowa. The Park is dedicated to the preservation
of America's rural heritage. Heritage Park of North Iowa was
formed in the fall of 1999 by the Winnebago Historical Society,
Inc. and includes the combining of several North Iowa organization
efforts to preserve the history of rural America.
Heritage Park of North Iowa is a project of the Winnebago
Historical Society. For a description of our Core Values, Mission,
Vision, Behaviors, Organization and Operational Overview please
click here. Heritage Park of North Iowa welcomes the involvement
Thank you to all sponsors for your support of
Heritage Park of North Iowa.
Come and join us throughout the year!
Be sure to check out our website for upcoming events:
www.heritageparkofnorthiowa.com
Check out the various log
cabins at the park. They depict
different eras of our heritage.
Be sure you stop by the
Transportation Museum where
you can see bikes, cars, trucks,
and so much more as you travel
through another era.
Heritage Park of North Iowa - Forest City, Iowa
1. Hwy. 69
2. Hwy. B-14
3. Heritage Lane
4. Parking, no trucks or trailers (see item 26)
5. Rail Road museum
6. Steel Wheel Café
7. Rest room
8. Gas Station, Fire Station, General Store, Blacksmith
Shop, Print Shop, Jail, Ice Cream Shop
9. Transportation Museum
10. Gas Tractor Museum
11. Beaver Creek Church
12. Country School
13. Timberland Museum
14. Holtan Farm Museum
15. Rest room
16. Entertainment Pavilion
17. Farm House, Garage & Outside Laundry Kitchen
18. Barn & Petting Zoo, Corn Crib, and farm tools
19. Steam Threshing Museum
20. Horse Barn & horse activities
21. Sawmill
22. Farm demonstrations, parade, & tractor pull
23. Trolley Shed & RR Tool Shed
24. Horse Drawn Equipment
25. Flywheel Engine Museum
26. Camping, trailer, and truck parking
27. Future RV Museum, vendors
28. Loading dock
29. Amphitheater
30. Store
31. Information & Registration
32. Auction (when held)
33. Scale Models
34. To field events
Farmstead Barn Museum
Blacksmithing
In days of the past, a settlement needed to build homes and
businesses to strive and grow. It needed nails and tools to build these
structures, both of which a blacksmith forged. The blacksmith was
also the person who shoed horses before the farrier trade was
developed. For these main reasons, the blacksmith was considered
one of the most important tradesmen to a community.
In 2001, Heritage Park volunteers constructed a Blacksmithing
building on the grounds using lumber cut from the Park’s sawmill.
With years of on-hand training, knowledge and skill, Duane (Dewey)
& Karen Roll, owners of Robins Blacksmithing, located between
Forest City and Lake Mills, IA, volunteer in this building by
demonstrating their trades of blacksmithing and coppersmithing.
These demonstrations are given during all of the Parks events and
can be even reserved for private sessions.
While visiting the Park, make sure to stop by to see a demonstration.
Dewey & Karen will share their knowledge of these
old-world-trades as they
keep you entertained.
Watching the blacksmith at work.
Guided Tours Guided Tours of the Park are Tuesday & Friday @ 1:00 pm from June to August or by appointment. Cost is $5 per person and kids 12 & under are free. Have a class reunion or other special gathering? Customize a tour for your group! The Park’s tour guide will work with you to coordinate s special tour just for you. Contact Dawn @ 641-596-0527 to make arrangements.
Heritage Park Tractor Ride August 11th, 2018 The annual tractor ride, sponsored by the Forest City Chamber of Commerce and Heritage Park of North Iowa, is an experience of traveling through North Iowa’s country roads and small towns at a speed that allows you to really see the countryside. All you need is a tractor from the 1960s or older that is capable of a 50 to 70 mile drive, usually on asphalt roads. (The trip is divided into two groups, a fast group and a slow group depending on the speed of your tractor.) Along the ride, you’ll find plenty of food, coffee, and visits with neighbors and new friends. Participants are young and old, men and women, so join the fun! The tractor ride starts at Heritage Park around 7:00 AM with coffee and rolls and a short talk on the route and safety. The groups travel together and enjoy breaks for coffee, rest stops, and a noon meal. The trip ends at Heritage Park around 3:00 PM for more treats! There is a very modest fee to cover expenses, please contact the Forest City Chamber of Commerce at 641-585-2092 or email chamber1@wctatel.net for more information.
2018 Horse and Mule Event with
Civil War Reenactment
25th & 26th August, 2018
Our second year of the Horse and Mule event has been expanded too
include the Civil War. Watch the Civil War come to life. Visit the
encampments, both Union and Confederate, learn what really
happened. View and participate in demonstrations within the period
camps. Civil War displays, and drills daily with a historical battle
each afternoon. We will have President Lincoln on the grounds
overseeing the Union troops and visiting with the public. Period
entertainment both days, and a Dance Saturday at 6 p.m. upstairs of
the Horse Barn.
The primary event is for and about all Horses and Mules plus the
other working animals on the farm. An opportunity to see the horses
and mules at work and play. Talk with and watch the teamsters work.
Watch the fieldwork, plowing and disking. The horses will use
ground power sweeps to perform Corn shelling, Corn grinding, Oat
threshing, Sorghum pressing and use an operational Hay press.
Enjoy coach and wagon rides around the park grounds. Look over
the displayed vintage and modern equipment of animal powered
equipment. See a house moved by horse or mule power. See an
original circus wagon pulled by two teams of horses or mules.
Most of the Parks museums and displays will be open. Witness a
Blacksmith working
metal stock into tools
and useful items,
some even available
for sale. Food vendors
will also be available,
so the family can make
a day of it.Tentative Open Schedule: (both days)
Subject to Change.
8:00 a.m. Gates, Grounds, and Civil War encampments Open to
Public (Animal powered rides begin)
10:00 a.m. Museums Open and Animal Powered demonstrations,
and Blacksmith demonstrations start.
11:00 a.m. Entertainment & President Lincoln around the grounds.
12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Horse powered Threshing
2:30 p.m. Civil War Lesson and Introduction (( Animal operations
to end ))
3:00 p.m. Civil War Battle
4:00 p.m. or after battle House Moving via horse power
6:00 p.m. Gates close
Saturday only 6:00 p.m. Civil War period Dance upstairs of the
Horse Barn (open to all)
Sunday only 9:00 a.m. Church Service by Cowboys for Christ (open
to all)
Admission is via a Souvenir Button at $8.00 good for both days.
Any questions contact information:
Keith W. Kyle
Phone: 641 210 8231
E-Mail: kwkyle@wctatel.net
314 2nd Ave SWAnnual Heritage Park
Steam Festival
Featuring International
Harvester Products!
Hosting:
Iowa Chapter 5
International Harvester
Collectors Club35th Annual Steam
Threshing Festival
September 14-16, 2018
Be sure to mark your calendars and join us for a
weekend of fun!
Plowing, Museums, Kids Games, Tractors, Steam
Engines, Rafters, Vendors, Barn Dance, Spark
Show, Tractor Pull, Threshing Machines, Food
and Much More!
www.heritageparkofnorthiowa.com2018 Steam Threshing Festival
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 14, 2018 -
9:00 am - Grounds Open Up
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Museums Open
Trolley Rides
9:30 am - 5:00 pm Scale Model Demonstrations
Flywheel engine Demonstrations
Watch throughout the day for various Threshing, Plowing, Steam
Ice Cream Making, Steam Corn Shelling, and so much more.
12:00 pm (Noon) Parade of Power/Noon Whistle
Saturday, September 15, 2018 -
9:00 am - Grounds Open Up
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Museums Open
Trolley Rides
9:30 am - 5:00 pm Scale Model Demonstrations
Flywheel engine Demonstrations
Watch throughout the day for various Threshing, Plowing, Steam
Ice Cream Making, Steam Corn Shelling, and so much more.
12:00 pm (Noon) Parade of Power/Noon Whistle
5:30 pm Bologna & Sweet Corn Feed
7:00 pm Barn Dance (above Horse Barn)
Sunday, September 16, 2018 -
9:00 am - Grounds Open Up
9:00 am - Church Service
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Museums Open
Trolley Rides
9:30 am - 5:00 pm Scale Model Demonstrations
Flywheel engine Demonstrations
Watch throughout the day for various Threshing, Plowing, Steam
Ice Cream Making, Steam Corn Shelling, and so much more.
12:00 pm (Noon) Parade of Power/Noon Whistle
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Kids Games
Get complete listing of events at the Registration Building.Junkapalooza Saturday Sept. 29 & Sunday Sept. 30 This two-day event is for purveyors and shoppers of vintage finds, antiques and repurposed pieces, plus some of your favorite home-based businesses, swap meet vendors and traders of all kinds. Plus, this event features family fun activities for every age all located on the grounds of Heritage Park of North Iowa. Kids activities include horse rides, games, and more all costing nothing for the kids to do! Admission is $2 per adult and kids 12 and under are free. Interested is being a vendor? Contact Dawn @ 641-596-0527. Be sure to check this event out on Facebook “Junkapalooza”.
Buffalo Center, IA
Forest City, IA
Kiester, MN
Leland, IA
Winnebago, MN
Holiday Tour of Lights
Friday, Nov. 23-Christmas Eve
Through community sponsor donations, Heritage Park has
constructed brightly lit holiday displays throughout the Park for
people to drive thru to see during the holiday season beginning on
the night after Thanksgiving and runs through Christmas Eve.
Santa Claus is here each night in the warming house. Admission
is a free will donation. All donations collected will be distributed
among non-profit volunteer organizations & Heritage Park.
Families from a 100-mile radius will drive to Forest City over the
holiday season to view these displays. Family oriented, fun,
entertaining, and simply amazing are just a few of the ways visitors
have described this event. Interested is being a sponsor? Contact
Dawn @ 641-596-0527. Be sure to check this event out on
Facebook “Holiday Tour of Lights”.Young Old Iron Collector
One of the younger old iron collectors that is
making a mark on the hobby is Bodie Turner.
Bodie is the grandson of renown old iron
collector Kenny Kass from Dunkerton, Iowa.
Having a grandfather and mentor as notorious
as Kenny of course probably significantly
influenced Bodie, but nevertheless Bodie is a hard and true collector
in his own right.
Bodie is 13 years old and in the seventh grade at Dunkerton middle
school. Bodie’s first acquisition at the age of 7 was a horse and a half
Associated gas engine. From there he has expanded his collection to a
dozen John Deere tractors. All of his John Deere tractors except for
one are all unstyled. He also owns a 20-30 Rumley Oil Pull Orchard
tractor which is a very rare tractor. His most recent acquisition is a rare
Wisconsin tractor. Bodie has an impressive collection of flywheel gas
engines also. Now these gas engines are by no means the common ones
like John Deere, International or Fairbanks Morse. His collection
includes a side shaft 12 horse Brown and Cockran, a two horse air
cooled Bluffton and a horse and a half Ingeco. That’s not to say he
doesn’t own the more common gas engines like the hit and miss
Fairbanks Morse that he has. Bodie is also into collecting items such
as stick pins, pencils and watch fobs of antique tractors and gas engines.
He also has a collection of Winchester rifles. When asked what his
favorite tractor is he answered his Wisconsin. The tractor is currently
undergoing restoration. After he got the engine tore down he discovered
the engine to be in very poor condition. He is hoping to find a
replacement engine so if you know of one he would be very thankful.
From his grandfather's collection he couldn’t zero in to just one, but
he did get it down to three: 1) the 20 Horse Fairbanks Morse, 2) the
American and 3) the 30-60 square radiator Aultman Taylor. His
favorite tractor outside of his or Kenny’s collection is the 15-30 Twin
City.
Bodie negotiates his deals personally. Kenny says that he is very good
at it too. Bodies does his research before entering a negotiation.Young Old Iron Collector (cont) He reads books and periodicals, looks at similar items that have sold by looking at the various auction sites. He also has a network of fellow collectors that he uses as a resource. Might have guessed by now, he keeps himself well informed about not only about his current acquisition dealings, but most everything about the hobby. Of course, Bodie’s mentor and grandfather has had a tremendous influence of Bodie’s old iron obsession. Kenny’s collection includes numerous John Deere's, gas engines and prairie tractors. Kenny also has restored numerous Waterloo Boy tractions and his restorations are recognized as one of the most authentic restorations around. Bodie helps Kenny with the restorations as well. He like getting himself dirty working on the old iron. Kenny and Bodie make a great team together. They go to swap meets, auctions and shows together. They usually go to the LeSueur swap meet where this year Bodie found a magneto for a 16-30 Oil Pull. The neat thing is he was walking through the lines by himself and recognized what it was. He negotiated a price and promptly showed his grandfather his find. School does not get in the way when an opportunity presents itself. This year the duo plan to go to shows in Crosby, North Dakota; Cool Springs, PA; Cedar Falls, IA; Rollag, MN and Heritage Park in Forest City, IA. You can usually find Bodie in the Prairie Tractor area and very often operation one of the tractors. Kenny says this is his OJT other education. Bodie also helps with the family’s farming operation. Kenny farms 2,800 acres and Bodie has been operating the big farm tractors and combines for several years now. Last year at the age of 12 Bodie started his own farming operation. As he did last year, Bodie farms 80 acres on his own. He went to the local bank to secure a loan to put the crop in. He manages all aspects of his farming operation. Needless to say, Bodie is planning on farming to be his career. He is also going to go to Voc-Tech school after high school to take up mechanic as he knows he can use those skills on the farm and in his hobby.
Young Old Iron Collector (cont) When asked what he finds most interesting in the hobby he says the wonderful people he meets along the way and hunting for old iron. If you want to meet Bodie, chances are he will be in the prairie tractor or gas engine areas of Heritage Park’s Stem Threshing Festival in September, 2018.
656 Restoration Project
by Aaron Wade (Chapter 5 President)
I purchased this 656 from a friend 9 years ago with the intentions
of using it on the farm and someday giving it a full mechanical
overhaul. I was actively collecting all of the 06 series machines from
1966 and this tractor was the right year. I also liked the look of the
656 very much. A few months on the farm and it was very evident
that the 263 engine was very tired. The tractor was parked in the
back of the shed until I could bring it back to life. Several years
passed and I collected the parts I would need to complete the
restoration one piece at a time.
Flash forward to 2015 and the announcement that the 656 was to
be the feature tractor at the Roundup in Des Moines. It was now or
never to finish this project! Late December of 2016, I pulled the 656
out of the shed and up to the shop. The engine was pulled and rebuilt
along with the TA, clutch, and hydraulic pumps. The radiator
appeared to be brand new, one of the few things that did not need
replaced! Hooked the 656 on the dyno down at Glen' s tractor repair
in Montezuma to break the engine in; only to discover the pto was
slipping. So, it was rebuilt too!
Back home again and the tedious job of power washing a lifetime
of dirt and crud commenced. I removed as many parts off the
machine as i could and had to drag it into the shop because it could
no longer be driven! Then the 656 was totally disassembled on
stands for final prep. I rebuilt the 3 point, added a second hydraulic
valve, installed rear axle seals, rebuilt the brakes, removed and
painted the inside of both frame rails. Cast rear wheels were installed
to replace the stamped steel rims it came with, and installed a wide
front axle. An overnight, 18 1/2 hour painting marathon and the
entire tractor was IH red again. Waiting on the paint to cure, I rebuilt
the seat suspension and mounted the tires. Assembly took place over
the course of a week, including front suitcase weights, rear weights
and flat top fenders. New belts, hoses and a wiring harness
completed the job.656 Restoration Project (cont)
Two days before the 656 had to leave for Des Moines. My
responsibilities as a Roundup chairman had taken valuable time
away from the 656 project. I installed a battery and poured fuel in
the tank. The tractor would not start. An entire night and no
solution in sight. I went to work exhausted and defeated. Something
was wrong with the harness, and the solenoid on the carburetor was
not receiving electricity. I had to wash up the remaining tractors
and load them for the Roundup. The 656 was staying home.
I avoided the 656 for a month, a bitter sign of my failure to
complete the project on time. Finally, I resolved to finish what I
had started. I inspected every connection to discover that the wire
leading to the solenoid was not seated into the harness connector. A
quick adjustment and a turn of the key. and the familiar click of the
solenoid energizing made me smile. I hit the starter button and the
263 sputtered into a familiar purr. Yes! Victorious, I grabbed the
hood and placed it on. Wait! The exhaust hole is in the wrong
place? I had mistakenly painted a diesel hood from my parts stash
to replace the wrinkled original! My laughter echoed through the
small shop. Determined to finish, I retrieved the original hood, it
did not look so bad after all. Moments later, I drive the 656 out into
the evening light on a victory lap north into the field. You know,
maybe I should replace the muffler........656 Restoration Project (continued)
Original A&W Root
Beer stand built in our
location in 1949. These
are the sons of the
original owners Leonard
and Alma Arne.
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