Michigan Flywheelers Museum's Corn on the Cob Eating Event

Name: Michigan Flywheelers Museum's Corn on the Cob Eating Event
Start: 2025-09-04T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-07T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 06285 68th St, South Haven, MI, United States, Michigan 49090

Schedule

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 am to Sun, 07 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

06285 68th St, South Haven, MI, United States, Michigan 49090 | South Haven, MI

SOUTH HAVEN, MI - Have you ever tasted a pump, juicy ear of sweet corn on the cob cooked by a 1900’s steam traction engine?
Cooking (and eating) the corn is one of the many activities during the upcoming Michigan Flywheelers Museum’s Antique Engine and Tractor Show.
Along with hundreds of antique farm machinery, the show which runs Thursday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025 features daily entertainment, a large outdoor flea market, antique tractor pulls, kids activities and more.
While all those are pretty popular activities, it’s the sweet corn that a lot of people wait all year for.
“Yeah, we hear from a lot of our visitors that the first thing they do when they get here is get some corn,” admits Pat Ingalls, museum president.
Cooked by an antique Nichols and Shepard steam traction engine, the lines are usually pretty long waiting for members who wearing long rubber gloves, husk the steaming corn after it comes out and smother it in butter. Over 2,000 ears are cooked over the four day show.
Gates open at 8 a.m. rain or shine. Admission is $10. Children 12 and under are free with a paid adult admission. Thursday is Senior’s Day and admission is $5 for those 62 and over. On Sunday, admission is only $5 for adults. This is a pet-free event for those paying admission.
Rustic camping sites are available on a first-come basis. Cost is $40 per night and includes admission for two people. Pets are allowed with exhibitors, campers and vendors only. Personal transportation vehicles, such as golf carts, will be charged a $30 registration fee which is good for the entire event. ATVs, dirt bikes, political items and firearms are not permitted. Registration opens on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 8 a.m.
For more information, contact 269-639-2010, [email protected], or Facebook. A complete show schedule is available at www.michiganflywheelers.org.
The Michigan Flywheelers Museum is located at 06285 68th Street, two miles east of South Haven.