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Minnesota Historical Society and Oliver H. Kelley Farm Threshing Weekend, August 30 - September 1

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. 539MN

You can celebrate Labor Day weekend at the farm by watching the farm hands bring in the grain bundles from the field, thresh the grain.  And you can help, too!

 

If the maddening pace of modern life has you frazzled, this might be just the thing for the whole family….no video games here, folks..

 

Threshing Weekend

Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN

Dates: Aug. 30, 2014, Aug. 31, 2014, Sept. 1, 2014

Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Monday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday

Fee: $9 adults, $7 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MNHS members.

 

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend at the Kelley Farm. Threshing the grain harvest was the culmination of an entire growing season’s toil. Join the Kelley Farm hands as they bring grain bundles in from the fields, thresh the grain in an 1856 horse-powered Cox and Roberts Threshing machine, help bag up the grain and rake away the straw.

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Sabinske & Associates Inc.

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Specializing in Sherburne, Wright, Anoka and Hennepin Counties...We can help you move!

 

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Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Don- sounds like fun for someone who needs a break from the city life!  My allerigies would prevent me from doing it!!!

Aug 21, 2014 08:08 AM
Roy Kelley
Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

This should be an interesting event. Thanks for sharing this information.

Aug 21, 2014 08:58 AM
Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert
Richmond, TX

Don,

 This sounds like a great event and one that would fun and a learning experience!

Aug 21, 2014 09:36 AM
Adrian Willanger
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Don-This sounds like what I will be doing at my house in Idaho, the grass should be a foot tall. LOL. 

Aug 21, 2014 09:37 AM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

This really is an old time event. Great localism post, Don, and I bet folks eat this kind of fun up. 

Aug 21, 2014 10:58 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

you know I've seen my grandfather do that, but never knew the name.  Thanks for teaching me something today.

Aug 21, 2014 11:17 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Don, We had a tractor and threshermen's show a few weeks ago. This really gets the crowds and I know my kidslook forward to it each year. I know yours will be a success.

Aug 21, 2014 11:31 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Los Angeles Pasadena 818.516.4393

Hi Don - I'm definitely more city than country but for those desire a much different experience the upcoming weekend events should fit the bill.

Aug 21, 2014 04:58 PM
Amanda S. Davidson
Amanda Davidson Real Estate Group Brokered By eXp Realty - Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Virginia Homes For Sale

Don, Kelley Farms has a great event coming up. I grew up on a small farm and sure do miss the slower pace of life.

Aug 22, 2014 12:18 AM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Don...sounds like a lot of "end of summer" fun. Enjoy the Holiday weekend.

Aug 22, 2014 01:23 AM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Don, I think this would be a fasinating experience to watch the grain be threshed. Have a great weekend.. 

Aug 22, 2014 03:23 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, Keller Williams Fox Cities - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Sounds like a fun activity for the whole family to get a glimpse of Minnesota's history

Aug 22, 2014 06:14 AM
Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

Nicely done, Don.  There aren't too many activities where kids can see things as they were in the late 1800s!

Aug 22, 2014 06:33 AM
Judith Parker
ProStead Realty - Charlotte, NC
CRS, GRI, CMRS, Charlotte, NC

Good morning Don ... what a great family event.  Get out into the fresh air, observe, learn and get involved all in one day.  Would enjoy seeing this.  Have a great day.

Aug 23, 2014 09:09 PM
Don Sabinske
Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. - Zimmerman, MN
Sabinske & Associates Inc.

We are taking the lad over there sometime this weekend to see how tough life was.  Should be interesting!

Aug 25, 2014 09:01 AM
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