What a Trail Ride!

A big thank you to everyone who came out to Hensler’s Fall Fest and Wheel Horse Weekend! We had an impressive set of garden tractors on display, and we really appreciate all of the participation.

Of course, we had to take some of those tractors out for a spin on our Wheel Horse Trail Ride. Check out the photos below!

We appreciate all the participation from last weekend’s car show. Here’s our full list of winners:

BEST OF SHOW
Bill Wallace, Knox
car # 64
1961 Corvair Rampside truck

BEST ENGINE
Larry Evans, Michigan City
car # 23
1948 Willys Overland Jeepster

BEST INTERIOR
Jeff Wilson, Chesterton
car # 26
1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe

SPECIAL INTEREST
Paul Tobalh, Michigan City
car # 2
1964 Buick Riveria

BEST PAINT
Harlan Fifield, Hanna
car # 27
1968 Dodge Charger
(not pictured)

More photos from the event:

On Sunday, the weather warmed by afternoon and the turnout for the Classic Car Show was about 20 more cars than last year. The cars filled the yard again and it they were all beautiful. Thank you to all the classic car owners who cruised in this year. We admire all the hard work you put into your cars! Congratulations to Bill Wallace, from Knox, IN who won Best of Show for his restored Corvair delivery truck.

And thank you to all who attended Fall Fest this weekend. We have more events scheduled, including the Giant Pumpkin Drop. Check out our events schedule!

Congratulations to Bill Wallace, from Knox, IN for winning Best of Show with his restored Corvair delivery van!

Take a look at the photos of this vintage beauty:

We’ll be posting more photos from the car show shortly.

While the weather may not have been perfect, the rain did not dampen our spirits during the opening weekend of Fall Fest.

On September 25th, we hosted the Indiana Pumpkin Growers Association’s annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off. The buzz circulating before the contest predicted that our scales were going to weigh a pumpkin that would beat the state record.

And that’s exactly what happened.

John Barenie of Griffith, IN claimed victory with his 1,308 pound pumpkin. Because this was an official contest, John’s entry goes into the record book as the largest pumpkin ever entered in an Indiana competition. Roger Howard from Grovertown, IN was the previous record holder since 2005 with a 1,273 pound pumpkin. Hard work, skill and good luck are all factors in raising these giant pumpkins, so John has definitely earned his $1,000 cash prize.

While John has rock star status in the pumpkin growers community, we must also mention the strong entries from his competitors:

2nd Place – Don Young, Des Moines, IA: 1,159.5 pound pumpkin
3rd Place – Julie Young, Des Moines, IA: 924.5 pound pumpkin
4th Place – Phyllis Howard, Grovertown, IN: 702.5 pound pumpkin

We’ve had so much fun during this summer’s parade season, and before we roll down the parade route at the Marshall County Blueberry Festival we thought we’d share a few photos from the Yellowstone (Hamlet, IN) and Harvest Festival (Knox, IN) parades. We’re taking our Fall Fest float over the top this year with a train theme, loads of fresh foliage, an animated pup on the front of the antique tractor and the flashing lights from our railroad crossing sign.

The judges must have seen something they liked, because we rolled away with two first place trophies from both parades!