The town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, sits in Iowa’s southeast corner, in the middle of gently rolling fields of corn and soybeans. Over the recent Labor Day weekend, its normal population of about 9,000 almost quadrupled as visitors flocked to its signature annual event, the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion.
Recently, High Plains Journal writers were urged to think outside the box and select a story with special meaning and to share their perspective with readers. All five writers were up to the task and they did an outstanding job. In the above photo taken by Lacey Vilhauer, Jonathan Evans poses in front of the […]
My favorite story of the year was the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion over Labor Day— an antique farm equipment show I attended in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
