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Sandburg Mall Hosting Popular Tractor Festival
A local group is once again showing off pieces of area history at Galesburg's mall this weekend.

The Maple City Antique Tractor Association is hosting its 10th annual tractor show Saturday and Sunday at Sandburg Mall, and organizer Brad Underwood says roughly 80 to 90 antique tractors of all different makes and models will cover Center Court and the corridor areas.

Underwood tells W-G-I-L there will be some familiar features and some new at this year's show.

"Charles Freitag, the nationally known farm artist, he's going to be back, we've got Reinertsons Embroidery, their going to be back from Albert Lee, Minnesota," Underwood said. "We've (also) got Ron Craig out there selling little saw blades with pictures of tractors."

Underwood says that's in addition to a live concert Sunday afternoon by local country star Missy Vail.

He says the show has grown virtually every year it's been held, starting out with just 20 tractors 10 years ago, to as many as 95 last year.
02 12 10 by Newsroom
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