24th Annual
Thresheree & Harvest Festival
September 16 & 17, 2023 - 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 24h Annual Thresheree and Harvest Festival.
The
kids will enjoy some hands-on activities such as sifting flour and 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 and Lillicrapp Welcome Center to peak your interest in history with wedding photography. The
Log Cabin, Log Barn, Blacksmith Shop and Sugar Shack will have interesting
demonstrations and activities.
Saturday, September 16 & Sunday, September 17
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 (Sat & Sun -10:30 & 2:30 - Threshing Area)
- Observe Steam Powered Log Sawing (Continuously Operating)
- Watch Horse Plowing
- View Exhibits & Demos
- See Interesting Pioneer Demonstrations in/outside the Log Cabin
- Browse the Silent Auction and Bid on a Special Item
- Enter your Favorite Pie in the Contest (Sat & Sun at 10); Watch the Judging and hope You Win (Sat & Sun at 10:30)
- Search the Sweets 'n Stuff Tent for Super Bargains & Goodies
- Listen to Entertaining Music
- Be Thrilled by the Old Tractor Parade(Sat and Sun 1pm)
- Let Your Kids Sift Flour and Have Fun in the Kids Zone
- Enjoy Free Tours of the Historic Messer/Mayer Mill & Lillicrapp Welcome Center (Handicap Access) --
- Buildings Open ~ 10am - 4pm
- Note: Mill House will be closed due to restoration project
- Appreciate the Skills of Blacksmiths Shaping Metal
- Wander through the Boutique in the Horsehed to find that Special Handmade Item.
New This Year
- Search the Wedding Photography in the History Room in the Lillicrapp Welcome Center - Maybe You Will Recognize Someone
- Have Your Name Written by a Talented Calligrapher in the Lillicrapp Welcome Center
- Covered wagon ride to the Lillicrapp Welcome Center (Free)
*****
Free Wagon Ride to the Exhibit Area
Questions: Call 262-297-1546 or 262-644-5857
2022 Sponsors--
$500 or More:
Dr. Don & Janis Crego;
Forte Bank; Legend Seeds; Wisconsin Steam Cleaner Sales; Wissota Sand & Gravel Co.; E.H. Wolf & Sons; 5 Corners Automotive Group, Inc.
$300-$100: Gehring Sales & Service; LLC; Helena Chemical; United Cooperative
Goods/Services: County Wide Extinguishers; Digital Edge; Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly
- Richfield; Graphic Edge; Campers Inn RV; Waste Management
Thank You to Everyone Who Donates 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.
