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Photos: Alexander Steam Show

By Howard B. Owens

The annual Alexander Steam Show was another big hit this year, with people coming from all over the region for tractor pulls, a flea market, displays, antique farm equipment and -- above -- steamed sweet corn.

The corn was cooked using an old steam engine, dumped on a table and then people could dive in, grab as many ears as they could, butter it up and salt it.

Let's just say, it was good.

More pictures after the jump:

Doug Yeomans

I keep missing the steam show every year. It seems as though I'm either working or have other obligations. Being a licensed, stationary engineer, steam is one of the ways I earn a living. Great pictures..those ears of corn look delicious.

Sep 13, 2010, 5:56am Permalink
JON JONES

I was at the steam show this year 2010 there was a guy that ran out on to the track and held on to the back of the sled during the turbo deisel tracktor pull and did a full pull holding on and sliding on his feet! does anyone have video of this? This guy will be FAMOUS!

Sep 19, 2010, 8:20am Permalink

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