Antique Powerland
The Steam-Up includes events such as a parade of vintage power equipment, sawmill demonstrations, demonstrations of using vintage equipment to harvest wheat, and numerous other exhibits. The 38th edition of the Steam-Up is about to start on the first weekend of July, 2008. .With the addition of a truck museum and a railroad museum, the entire grounds were dedicated to exhibits; the current structure of Antique Powerland has been in operation since 1996. Each summer, Antique Powerland presents the Great Oregon Steam-Up, wherein many of the exhibits are fired up and displayed in an operational state. Antique Powerland is a collection of museums and a self-described heritage site for power equipment, such as farm machinery, trucks (lorries), trains, construction equipment, and the engines which power them.
It was initially established by a group of enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation, restoration and demonstration of steam powered equipment, antique farm machinery and implements. The museum is located on a 62-acre (250,000 m2) parcel of land just off Interstate 5 in Brooks, and has been in operation (in various forms) since the 1970s. Despite the name, many different types of power equipment are displayed, including steam-powered equipment, diesel-powered equipment, gasoline-powered equipment, and electric-powered equipment. Antique Powerland is structured as a collection of museums, some indoor and some outdoor, each operating together on the Antique Powerland site.
It is located in Brooks, Oregon, United States, and is operated by the non-profit Antique Powerland Museum Association. The various museums focus on different types of equipment, and have different exhibits on display.
Many of the exhibits are interactive; there are several operating trains on the property which visitors can ride. Member museums, along with the equipment exhibited, include: . The signature event at Antique Powerland is the Great Oregon Steam-Up, an event held each year during mid-summer when many of the exhibits, normally displayed in a non-operational state, are fired up and shown running. Originally, the site was primarily used for threshing bees , a forerunner to the modern tractor pull, and the remainder of the site committed to farming.
