Fall Festival and Swap Meet
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Come out and watch the garden tractor pulls and demonstrations of sorghum processing, apple cider making, and cooking apple butter. Shop our flea market and craft booths. Enjoy breakfast and lunch at the Chuckwagon. Explore our living history town, Cottonwood Station.
Our grounds provide camping hookups, modern restrooms, and concessions.
Fall Festival and Swap Meet
Phone : 785-876-3030 (Always call and confirm events.)
Web: meridenthreshers.org/
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