Oregon’s Powerland Museum Hosts Multiple Events

Oregon’s Powerland Museum Hosts Multiple Events About 700 volunteers helped organize and operate the fifth annual S.T.E.A.M.’d Up for Kids event in 2025, which drew hundreds of families and kids for hands-on learning, fun and photo opportunities. Highlights included trailer rides behind a huge steam traction engine, steam tractors and engine displays, as well as a toy truck play area and hands-on STEM activities, such as making rope and ice cream, shelling corn and more. APMA President Michelle Duchateau says the event has grown larger every year, with more learning and more fun activities that encompass the park’s 14 amazing museums. The kid-friendly program was inspired by the Great Oregon Steam-Up, an annual extravaganza held in late July and early August for 55 years. The facility also hosts Father’s Day Firehouse Fun, a huge swap meet, the Brooks Historical Depot Day and a Train and Trolley Fest in June. August shows include the OBS Ford Truck Show and the Brooks Truck Show. September has the Heritage Auto Show, followed by Powerland Halloween in October and Holiday Sparkles in December. The Park is open from April to September, Wednesday through Sunday, and on other days for special events. Heritage Park is a 62-acre facility featuring 14 different museums that showcase antique implements, CAT equipment, vintage automobiles, motorcycles, steam tractors and railroad, logging and fire equipment. Each is housed in a separate building and maintained by volunteers. The Willow Creek Railroad Museum features steam-powered trains offering rides on its 5,500 ft. of 1:8 scale track, complete with scale model sidings, car barns, a roundhouse, signal bridges and stations. The Great Oregon Steam-Up, held the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August, draws hundreds of old engine devotees from across the region and the country. The car and truck shows are a great draw, supplemented recently by a swap meet and a bike show. Duchateau says there’s no shortage of ideas and events to bring visitors to Heritage Park. They have an army of volunteers that make it all happen. For many visitors, it’s a destination of fun, an appreciation of Oregon’s rich heritage and an opportunity to learn. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Powerland Heritage Park, 3995 Brookdale Rd. NE, Brooks, Ore. 97303 (ph 503-393-2424; office@antiquepowerland.com; www.antiquepowerland.com).

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