Take a Trip Back in Time
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The technology of the not-so-distant past will be put to use at the 31st annual Threshing Bee, Antique Engine & Tractor Show taking place the next two weekends. The show will be held at the 40-acre Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, which just recently renewed its lease for 50 more years.
Train rides are offered, along with demonstrations of blacksmith and wheelwright shops, gristmills, sawmills and a country kitchen. The collection of machinery, photographs and agriculture focuses on the years from 1849 to 1950.
There are also vintage car exhibits, arts and crafts, music and games. A tractor and machinery parade takes place at 1 p.m. each day.
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N. Santa Fe Ave., Vista. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Also Oct. 26-27. $5; seniors, $4; ages 14 and younger, free. Information: (619) 941-1791.
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