{"id":2337,"date":"2026-09-08T01:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T01:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doublerockpress.us\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:38:14","slug":"wmstr-western-minnesota-steam-threshers-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doublerockpress.us\/?p=2337","title":{"rendered":"WMSTR \u2013 Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rollag, MN \u2013 The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota welcomed the 54<sup>th<\/sup> year of traditional featuring a parade from vintage equipment to present day.\u00a0 2026 was the year of \u00a0Steiger tractors featuring \u00a0their first model built 1958 to the most recent designed model in the parade plus a large exhibit and demonstration of the equipment throughout the Steam Threshers grounds. \u00a0A large display approximately 50 units from the beginning to present equipment was available for everyone to visit. The founders of Steiger Tractor were Maurice and Douglas Steiger.\u00a0 Douglas was in the parade Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reunion schedule started Friday, September 4 \u2013 Monday, September 7, 2026.\u00a0 Gates were opened by 6 AM to a finishing of the \u201cSparks\u201d after dark.\u00a0 There was continual activities going on throughout the showgrounds of 210 acres in Rollag, Minnesota.\u00a0 Activities included Lumber Sawing, Parades, Steam &amp; Gas Threshing, Music, Demonstrations, Steam Queen Coronation, plowing, Train connections and many more items plus homemade food available every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WMSTR is run by all volunteers that put every effort forward to produce a top quality show that has brought people back every year to enjoy.\u00a0 WMSTR is considered the largest steam show in the United States and draws over 120,000 visitors over the weekend.\u00a0 Rollag, Minnesota is located east of Fargo, North Dakota approx..35 miles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hunter Wells\/Nancy Ann Peterson, photographer,\u00a0 8:00 pm September 7, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='wp-block-html5-player-video html5_video_players' class=\"wp-block-html5-player-video\" data-nonce=\"bb57d48b4a\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;provider&quot;:&quot;self-hosted&quot;,&quot;imported&quot;:false,&quot;clientId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;uniqueId&quot;:&quot;h5vp1&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.doublerockpress.us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/IMG_5646-HAY-2026-ROLLAG.mov&quot;,&quot;poster&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.doublerockpress.us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/DSC_0182.jpg&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:[&quot;play-large&quot;,&quot;play&quot;,&quot;progress&quot;,&quot;current-time&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;,&quot;volume&quot;,&quot;settings&quot;,&quot;pip&quot;,&quot;download&quot;,&quot;fullscreen&quot;],&quot;settings&quot;:[&quot;captions&quot;,&quot;quality&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;],&quot;loadSprite&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;playsinline&quot;:true,&quot;seekTime&quot;:10,&quot;volume&quot;:1,&quot;muted&quot;:false,&quot;hideControls&quot;:false,&quot;resetOnEnd&quot;:true,&quot;tooltips&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:true,&quot;seek&quot;:true},&quot;captions&quot;:{&quot;active&quot;:false,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;update&quot;:true},&quot;ratio&quot;:&quot;16:9&quot;,&quot;storage&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;plyr&quot;},&quot;speed&quot;:{&quot;options&quot;:[&quot;0.5&quot;,&quot;0.75&quot;,&quot;1&quot;,&quot;1.25&quot;,&quot;1.50&quot;,&quot;1.75&quot;,&quot;2&quot;]},&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;active&quot;:false},&quot;ads&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;tagUrl&quot;:null},&quot;urls&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:null},&quot;markers&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;points&quot;:[]},&quot;preload&quot;:&quot;none&quot;},&quot;features&quot;:{&quot;popup&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;selector&quot;:null,&quot;hasBtn&quot;:false,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;poster&quot;,&quot;btnText&quot;:&quot;Watch Video&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;btnStyle&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;backgroundColor&quot;:&quot;#006BA1&quot;,&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;16px&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:{&quot;top&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;20px&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;20px&quot;}}},&quot;overlay&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;items&quot;:[{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;backgroundColor&quot;:&quot;#333&quot;,&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;16px&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;logo&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Sample Text&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;top_right&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;logo&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:&quot;0.7&quot;}]},&quot;endScreen&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.&quot;,&quot;btnText&quot;:&quot;Visit&quot;,&quot;btnLink&quot;:&quot;#&quot;,&quot;btnStyle&quot;:[]},&quot;thumbInPause&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;default&quot;},&quot;watermark&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;email&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#f00&quot;},&quot;passwordProtected&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;errorMessage&quot;:&quot;Password didn&#039;t matched&quot;,&quot;heading&quot;:&quot;It&#039;s a Password Protected Video. 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