Wisconsin Antique Engine Clubs
In almost every corner of Wisconsin, hobbyists who wish to preserve the memory of antique power, especially those engines and machines used in the rural countryside, come together to share their passion for the machines and, in most cases, with the public during annual shows. No matter where you are in Wisconsin, an antique engine club is nearby.
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Badger Steam and Gas Engine Club
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The Badger Steam and Gas Engine Club is based in Baraboo, about 44 miles north of Madison. The club hosts an annual three-day show that includes displays of antique steam and gas tractors; stationary engines; antique cars, trucks and snowmobiles; demonstrations; models and miniatures; vendors and a flea market. In addition to the show, the BSGEC hosts swap meets at its grounds in Baraboo and steam-engine education classes at the Rock River Thresheree in Edgerton.
Sussex Antique Power Association
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The members of the Sussex Antique Power Association host their own annual show and threshing bee, and they've been doing so since the 1950s. The club is based in Sussex, which is about 23 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The club's two-day show features a Thresheree and an operating steam-powered saw mill, along with displays of steam, gas and diesel-powered antique tractors, trucks and cars. The club meets monthly in Sussex, and in addition to the annual show, a spring field day allows members to get outside with the antique engines they love.
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Wisconsin Steam Antique Engine Club
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This club was founded in 1954 in Kewaunee on the southeastern shore of the Door County Peninsula under the name Northeastern Wisconsin Steam Club. Local farmers with collections of antique tractors, some of whom still were using steam-powered threshing machines at the time, brought the club together to preserve the heritage of their antique machinery, and it serves as a gathering place for antique-engine enthusiasts to this day. Decades after its first exhibition in Luxemburg in 1953, a year before the club officially was formed, members still put on an annual show that features displays of antique tractors, machinery and engines of all types.
Southwest Wisconsin Two Cylinder
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Those interested in antique engines more modern than steam threshers and saw mills may find kindred spirits in Boscobel, where the Southwest Wisconsin Two Cylinder Club meets. Devoted to John Deere tractors built before 1960 and the collectors who love them, the club hosts a show each spring that features demonstrations, vendors and an auction.
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