McHenry County Farm Bureau and McHenry County Antique Farm Equipment Association are co-sponsoring their 22nd Annual “Tractor Trek” on Saturday, July 20.
Participants will have the opportunity to share the day with other antique tractor enthusiast as they gather at the McHenry County Fairgrounds and then travel through the Village of Bull Valley to the Rusty Nail Saloon in Ringwood for lunch. An afternoon return trip to the fairgrounds will include an ice-cream break. The registration fee is $85.00 and includes a T-shirt, hat, donuts, lunch, ice-cream, and refreshments.
Drivers are allowed lunch guests for an additional fee. Proceeds raised from this event are donated to the Agriculture in the Classroom program, to promote agricultural awareness in McHenry County.
Click here for the registration form.
If you plan to view the tractors along the route, please do not park at or near an intersection. Thanks!
Beginning and the End of the Route:
McHenry County Fairgrounds
11900 Country Club Rd,
Woodstock, IL 60098
Depart: McHenry County Fairgrounds (little after 9 am)
Turn LEFT (East) onto Country Club Rd
Turn Left onto Mason Hill Rd
Turn LEFT onto Valley Hill Rd
Turn RIGHT onto Ridge Rd
Turn LEFT onto Bull Valley Rd
Turn LEFT onto Draper Rd
Morning Break: Shamrock Beef Cattle Farm
Continue North on Draper Rd
Turn LEFT onto Curran Rd
Road Changes to Ringwood Rd
Continue (North) on Ringwood Rd
Lunch Stop: Rusty Nail Saloon, 4520 Ringwood Rd, Ringwood, IL 60072
Turn LEFT (South-W) onto Ringwood Rd
Turn RIGHT onto Barnard Mill Rd
Turn LEFT onto Tryon Grove Rd
Tryon Grove Changes to Vanderkarr Rd
Turn Left onto Miller Rd
Afternoon Break: Dahm Family Farm
Continue (South) on Miller Rd
Turn RIGHT onto Allendale Rd
Turn LEFT onto Queen Anne Rd
Turn RIGHT onto Nusbaum Rd
Nusbaum Rd Changes to Raffle Rd
Turn LEFT (East) onto Banford Rd
Turn RIGHT onto Queen Anne Rd
Turn RIGHT onto Bull Valley Rd
Turn RIGHT onto Country Club
Return to: McHenry County Fairgrounds
Total driving distance: 33.2 miles
For more information, please call McHenry County Farm Bureau at 815-338-1520 or email Dan Volkers at mcfbmgr@att.net.