THE Show Must Go On
In a year marked by cancellations and few public events, the Northwest Missouri Steam & Gas Engine Association held its 57th annual show on August 21-23. While all state and county Covid-19 restrictions were observed, the virus did not keep the public from turning out to celebrate all varieties of vintage power.
The show is held annually in Hamilton, Missouri. A town famous for being the boyhood home of J.C. Penney, Hamilton is also known as Quilt Town, USA, with many visitors being drawn to the Missouri Star Quilt Co.’s variety of stores that occupy main street. While these shops are temporarily closed, it’s easy to look through the glass storefronts and see why they draw quilters
