The Journal

Old thresher steam event draws huge crowds to Iowa town

The town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, sits in Iowa’s southeast corner, in the middle of gently rolling fields of corn and soybeans. Over the recent Labor Day weekend, its normal population of about 9,000 ...
Southeast Iowa Union

Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights returns to Old Threshers

At 14, Kylan Parrish is a man about town. Previously playing Dr. Neff in Mt. Pleasant High’s production of Radium Girls, he ...
AOL

Midwest Old Threshers Reunion returns with five days of tractors, steam engines and fun

MOUNT PLEASANT — Just in time for the holiday weekend, the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion returns to Mount Pleasant for five days of tractors, food, camping, music and other fun and activities. The ...
Radio Iowa

Antique farm equipment lets off steam at annual event in Mt. Pleasant

Steam engines well over a century old are chugging to life this afternoon in southeast Iowa as the annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion gets underway in Mount Pleasant. Event spokesman Grant Davidson ...
Des Moines Register

RAGBRAI riders try sweet corn steamed by antique steam engine in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT — Sweet corn on the cob is a summer staple in Iowa but it's unlikely many have eaten the crop steamed in a trash can by an antique steam engine. RAGBRAI participants, who ended an 85- ...
ABC Kcrg 9

Everyday Iowa -75 years with the Midwest Old Threshers

Join the Especially for You Race Oct. 5! Race director Jeff Decker shares what to expect and why it’s one of Iowa’s biggest, most impactful fundraisers. Meet Vito, a lovable 5-year-old lab mix ...