Antique, classic, hot rod car – and tractor – parade; ‘Park-N-Show’ a Pow Wow Sunday evening essential
The vintage vehicles – antique, classic and hot rod cars, along with tractors – kept rolling one by one west down 3rd Avenue in a parade that has solidified its role as a Pow Wow Sunday evening essential. The 2014 model, held Sunday, June 15, also featured the traditional “Park-N-Show” following the roll-by.
Brian and Carol Harder of Mountain Lake, along with grandson Lawson Harder of Owatonna, coordinated the event.
Below are some photographs featuring the stars of the parade – the vehicles themselves.
A PHOTO OF just a part of the group of vintage vehicles that were a part of the parade – stretching back down 3rd Avenue to the east. At the front were Andy Fisch of Butterfield in his 1941 Ford hot rod pick-up, followed by Jerry Haberman of Mountain Lake sitting high atop his 1995 Allis Chalmers.
SECOND-OWNER RODNEY Goertzen of Mountain Lake has a shine on his 1956 Chevrolet pick-up. It was previously owned by A. N. Dick of Mountain Lake.
ALVIN DICK Of Mountain Lake brought his 1940 McCormick-Deering Farmall H into town to be a part of the parade. He was driven it for 70 years – and has done a lot of cultivating with it.
THIS SPORTY TWO-door 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 is owned by Mark Hanson of Mountain Lake.
ARNIE AND MYRT QUIRING of Windom shined up their 1983 Ford F150 for the ride. They purchased the pick-up from Sid and Marcella Ewert.
THIS VERY SPECIAL Golden Anniversary edition 1992 Cadillac Fleetwood is owned by Terry and Barb Karschnik of Mountain Lake. Riding along with them is grandson Chase.
KEVIN RAHN OF Shakopee took his dad, Roger Rahn’s (of Mountain Lake) 2003 Corvette convertible out for a ride. It is the 50th annivesary Corvette.
ROD AND SHERYL FAST – and company – of Mountain Lake, enjoyed a top-down kind of convertible type of ride down 3rd in their 1995 BMW 325i.
BUTTERFIELD’S ANDY FISCH in his brightly-colored 1941 Ford hot rod pick-up.
JOEY VOUGHT DROVE his dad, Ron Vought’s, 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback down the parade route. It was one of three vehicles Ron had cruising in the parade. They are from Windom.
ROGER JUNKER TOOK his 1951 Chevrolet Bel-Air for a tour down the main street of his hometown of Mountain Lake. Meanwhile, Roger’s wife, Judy, drove the couple’s 1957 Buick Super.
DAN KLASSEN OF Minneapolis returned “home” with his fire engine-red 1962 Ford Falcon to add to the parade.
KERMIT LEET OF Butterfield drove his vehicle, with wife Laurel inside, a 1970 AMC (American Motors Corporation) Hornet that is filled with all-American spirit in red, white and blue. Kermit calls it his “concept car.”
LORIN EPP’S TWO-door 1964 Porsche 356c is a collector’s classic. Epp is from Mountain Lake.
JULIE JOHNSON OF Mountain Lake is behind the wheel of this 1956 Buick Special. Julie and husband, Todd, purchased the vehicle from Roger and Judy Junker of Mountain Lake.
ARLYN BAERG CAME all the way from Delft to drive his 1971 power-shift John Deere 2520 Diesel in the parade.
THIS ’56 CHEVY is owned by Richard and Charlotte Linscheid of Butterfield.
WAYNE MULLER OF Windom took his future wife, Monica, on their first date in this 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
HILLBILLY BOB IS back to Mountain Lake from his home in Iowa, this time with his jam-packed old Ford and an equally as crowded two-wheeled trailer. Bob’s appearance is sponsored by Town’s Edge Auto of Mountain Lake.
THE PRIDE OF the parade was Alvin Schmidt’s 100-year-old 1914 Model T Touring car. Alvin is from Mountain Lake.
