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The Andersons’ Rock Creek Relics Threshing and Sawing Show

Duane Anderson, after five years of planning and dreaming, created ARCR in 1989 with the help of his wife Judy. It was started as a way of showcasing grain threshing and lumber sawing as well as displaying and using much of the same equipment he grew up using and learning about. What started as a simple dream turned into his legacy, one that we at ARCR continue every day.

Duane began his antique tractor collection in 1983, starting with ones his dad had passed on to him. As the collection of tractors grew, more makes were added; including John Deere, Farmall, Minneapolis Moline, Fordson, Hart Parr, Rumely, Case, Avery, Allis Chalmers, Oliver, International, Huber, Moline Universal, Co-Op, Massey Harris, Cletrac, Twin City, Ford, and Caterpillar. Not only did the tractors grow in numbers, so did the machinery! From plows to corn pickers, manure spreaders to cultivators to bailers, no piece was too far gone, or too much work. Most have been restored over the years, replacement parts tracked down, rotted boards torn out and new laid down, and fresh paint carefully applied by Duane, his sons and grandsons.

The building projects started in 1985, after all, Duane had to have somewhere to keep the collection! Today ARCR sports over 30 sheds, most made with rough lumber sawed on the same sawmill Duane’s father owned which he had moved to the property in 1987. Each building is unique and each one has its own name with its own set of equipment that fits together inside like a jigsaw puzzle. Around the grounds are beautifully planted and kept flowerbeds started by Duane’s wife, Judy. Every year, she found new places to plant more flowers, whether it was inside a flower pot or whiskey barrel, underneath a windmill, inside an old boot, or even in a watering can!

Our family’s threshing and sawing show continues to thrive, growing more each year, not only with our own collection, but also with the prize pieces that fellow collectors, hobbyists and farmers bring to display and drive through the parade during the show. It is a legacy that has been handed down by Duane Anderson, our father, grandfather, uncle, brother, cousin, and dearest friend. We are ARCR, and we look forward to seeing you on the showgrounds!