| 词条 | Steam Era |
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|name = Steam Era |logo = |image = Traction engine exedon lad.jpg | image_size = 300px |caption = A typical preserved traction engine. |location = 8560 Tremaine Road |venue = Country Heritage Park in Milton, Ontario |founded = 1961 |years_active = {{age|1961|09|01}} |frequency =Annually |dates = 4 days on Labour Day weekend (September) |genre = Provincial fair/Agricultural and entertainment |attendance = |website = www.steam-era.com }}Steam Era is a festival held every Labour Day Weekend in the Town of Milton, Ontario featuring historic steam tractors. Well known for its eye on the past, the community annually celebrates the Milton Steam Era — populated by hundreds of steam-powered tractors, engines, and farm implements converging to salute a bygone era.[1][2] Traditionally Milton's Steam Era has also featured a parade of steam tractors down Main St.[3][4] Origins & HistoryA small group of local men, chatting at a machine shop in August, 1960, came up with the idea of a “steam show” — an annual event, where owners of vintage, steam-powered vehicles could parade their antique treasures.[5] In August 1960, Bill Johnson of Burford and Les Lowe of Brookville were at Gordon Brigden's machine shop in Hornby and with the late Elmer Downs of Milton. the four discussed the possibility of putting on a steam show. On December 8. 1960 as a result of these discussions thirty-eight gentlemen gathered at Les Lowe's farm on the Guelph Line, north of Brookville. This was the founding meeting of the Ontario Steam and Antique Preservers' Association.[6] The first one, dubbed the “Steam Era,” was held on Labour Day weekend, in 1961, and the tradition continues to this day. In its early years, the whole town would get swept up in the nostalgic exercise, as well as an accompanying festival, called “Old-Fashioned Days,” in which everyone would dress up in clothing of bygone days.[7] By its third year, the Steam Era attracted 27,000 spectators in 1963.[8] By 1965, it had grown to 40,000.[9] In 1983, Miss Canada Jodi Rutledge and Miss Teen Canada Lori Assheton-Smith visited Steam Era.[10] Steam Era is the biggest exhibition of antique steam powered equipment in Ontario, thus lending Milton the title. In 2015, the event celebrated its 55th year.[11] AttractionsSome of the events and displays at Steam Era include:[12]
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/04/17/discover-hawthorne-south-village--an-inspired-community-under-the-escarpment|title=Discover Hawthorne South Village — An inspired community under the Escarpment|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/baseball-spareribs-and-steam/article18172257/|title=BASEBALL, SPARERIBS AND STEAM|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://images.milton.halinet.on.ca/3971/data?n=3|title=Steam Era Parade, Milton, 1984|first=Lillian|last=Thomas|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/5821800-milton-s-steam-era-set-to-roll-this-weekend/|title=Milton's Steam Era set to roll this weekend|date=31 August 2015|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016|via=The Hamilton Spectator}} 5. ^{{cite journal|last1=Mercer|first1=William M.|title=North Will Counties Newsletter|journal=Genealogical|date=1988|volume=M. Campbell Cook & Knight|url=http://staging.googlemapsdev.com/newsletters/Fall%202013.pdf|accessdate=6 December 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.steam-era.com/about.html|title=ABOUT|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2012/07/13/i_remember_milton_facebook_page_hearkens_back_to_a_simpler_time.html|title=I Remember Milton: Facebook page hearkens back to a simpler time - Toronto Star|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.farmcollector.com/steam-traction/ontario-steam-and-antique-preservers-association.aspx|title=ONTARIO STEAM & ANTIQUE PRESERVERS ASSOCIATION|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/MPL/MPL002493967pf_0702.pdf|title=http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/MPL/MPL002493967pf_0702.pdf|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/MPL/MPL002500551pf_1177.pdf|title=http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/MPL/MPL002500551pf_1177.pdf|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehalton.com/whatson-story/5821800-milton-s-steam-era-set-to-roll-this-weekend/|title=Milton's Steam Era set to roll this weekend|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/travel/ontario/2010/08/27/15208426.html|title=A show worth getting steamed over|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}} External links
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