Antique Tractor Plow Day: A Benefit

It's a "two for one" this Saturday, April 26 at the former University of Idaho Extension grounds.

The Panhandle Antique Tractor Club (PATC) is teaming up with the Bonner County Historical Society to enhance a field via an historical touch and to enhance the Historical Society fund targeted for construction of an exhibit hall in Kootenai.

PATC members with their classic tractors and accessories will be working up a field at the old "experiment station" while museum members will be cooking up hamburgers and hotdogs at the concession stand.  Admission is free, at this event which begins at 9 a.m., or even earlier for all tractor lovers.  

And, yes, donation containers will be available all day, if you'd like to help with funding for the Kootenai-based exhibit hall on property which will allow the museum to store and display more and larger items, including some antique farm equipment.  

Around a dozen antique tractors will be on display, and PATC members are always happy to talk about their tractors.

As museum members say, "Bring the whole family and enjoy the spring sunshine (they've guaranteed sun for Saturday) while you watch a selection of antique tractors, like those pictured, working up the soil and preparing it for planting. 

Antique tractor action will be going throughout the day at the grounds, located at 4205 North Boyer Avenue in Sandpoint.  Off street parking is available.

Also, if you're a supporter of all things historical who can't make it to Saturday's event but would like to donate toward this cause, you can always contact the Bonner County Heritage Museum at 208-263-2344 or email bchs@frontier.com.   

You can send donations to Bonner County Historical Society & Museum, 611 South Ella Avenue, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

You can learn more about the museum and its activities by visiting http://www.bonnercountyhistory.org/

Pass the word about plow day.  It's always a lot of fun, as are the folks who operate those tractors!