23rd Annual
Thresheree & Harvest Festival
September 17 & 18, 2022 - 9am to 5pm
Move
the calendar back to when steam engines that powered threshing machines moved
from farm to farm to harvest the grain. Have you ever seen large logs sawed using steam power?
You will experience all of these long-ago activities, plus much, much
more (exhibits, demonstrations, blacksmithing, encampments, to
name a few) at the 23rd Annual Thresheree and Harvest Festival.
The
kids will enjoy some hands-on activities such as sifting flour, having fun pedaling tractors and taking home a balloon critter. They will also enjoy seeing old tractors in the daily parade.
Sit
down to eat a brat or burger while listening to a variety of music. Bid
high to get the treasure you want in the Silent Auction tent. Look for
a bargain at the Sweets 'n Stuff tent. And, don't forget to take a tour
of the Messer/Mayer Mill to see all the milling equipment, Mill House to view pieces of furniture original to the house and Lillicrapp Welcome Center to peak your interest in history with Richfield maps from 1859, 1873, 1892. The
Log Cabin, Log Barn, Blacksmith Shop and Sugar Shack will have interesting
demonstrations and activities.
Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Admission: Adults, $6; 12 & Under, Free
Entrance & Parking: 1896 State Road 164, Richfield, WI
53076
Look for Richfield Nature/Historical Park Sign
Exhibitors Entrance: 4399 Pleasant Hill Rd. Richfield, WI 53076
*****
What to Eat
Brats, Burgers and More
Delicious Maple Cotton Candy and Ice Cream
What to Do
- Be Amazed at Steam Powered Threshing (10:30 & 2:30 Sat and Sun) and Log Sawing (Continuously Operating)
- Watch Antique Tractor Plowing (11:30 & 3:30 Sat and 11:30 Sun)
- View Interesting Exhibits & Demos
- Make Apple Cider & a Corn Husk Doll, See Chickens, Other Farm Animals & Loom Weaving, plus More at the Log Cabin and Log Barn
- Browse the Silent Auction and Bid on a Special Item such as a Gas Grill, Admiral & Wave Tickets, Packer Autographed Football, Camp Cooking Basket and Lots of Other Great Things
- Search the Sweets 'n Stuff Tent for Super Bargains & Goodies
- Listen to Entertaining Music
- Be Thrilled by the Parade (1:00 Sat and Sun)
- Let Your Kids Sift flour, Pedal a Tractor and Much More
- Enjoy Free Tours of the Historic Messer/Mayer Mill, Mill House & Lillicrapp Welcome Center (Handicap Access): Buildings Open ~ 10am - 4pm
- Observe the Skilled Blacksmiths Shaping Metal
New This Year
- View an Historic Seed Display (General Store) & Quilter on the Front Lawn at the Lillicrapp Welcome Center
- Learn about a Victorian Funeral at the Mill House
- Visit the Lillicrapp Welcome Center Boutique located in the Horseshed to Buy Honey, Maple Syrup, Crafts, Jewelry, Soap and More.
*****
Free Wagon Ride to the Exhibit Area
Questions: Call 262-297-1546 or 262-644-5857
2022 Sponsors--
$400 or More:
Dr. Don & Janis Crego
Forte Bank; William Gehl; Legend Seeds; Wisconsin Steam Cleaner Sales; Wissota Sand & Gravel Co.; E.H. Wolf & Sons
$399-$100: Gehring Sales & Service; Gundrum Insurance & Investments, LLC; Helena Chemical; United Cooperative
Goods/Services: County Wide Extinguishers; Digital Edge; Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly
- Richfield; Graphic Edge; Campers Inn RV; Waste Management; Wolf
Bros. Fuel, Inc.
Thank You to Everyone Who Donated to the Silent Auction
Directions for Spectator Parking - Richfield Historical/Nature Park - 1896 State Road 164, Richfield, WI 53076
Map to Richfield Historical/Nature Park
From I-41:
Exit Hwy 167 West (Holy Hill Road), Take the 2nd exit on the
167/175 roundabout. Go west 4 miles. Take the 1st exit on the 167/164 roundabout (Hwy 164 North). Right at
Richfield Nature/Historical Park sign.
From West: East
on Hwy 167 to the 167/164 roundabout. Take the 3rd exit on the
roundabout (Hwy 164 North). Turn Right at Richfield Nature/Historical
Park sign.
From North: From Hwy 60, go South on Hwy 164. Left at
Richfield Nature/Historical Park sign.
From South:
North on Hwy 164 to the 164/167 roundabout. Take the 2nd exit (Hwy 164
North.) Continue 1/2 mile north to the Richfield Nature/Historical Park
sign. Turn Right into the Park.
