Classic Green Reunion

[400brian]

The Classic Green Reunion is going to be held in West Bend Wisconsin on June 12 - 14, 2025

This event seems to be generating some excitement amongst Deere collectors.

Obviously it is in the planning stages right now, but the Deere sled collectors are planning to put on a display.

[Cdnturboz]

Interesting - being in 2025 gives me some time to maybe plan to go

[400brian]

At this point a couple of us have rooms booked at the Comfort Inn just south of the Fairgrounds.

[nick80lf]

I thought the event in Columbus was pretty cool and I would love to attend another one, just not sure about the 6h 40m drive.....lol.

[400brian]

Tom Rehberg and I attended the Classic Green planning meeting at the Washington County fairgrounds Oct 5th.

We are at a very early point in the process,

[bradski12]

I thought the event in Columbus was pretty cool and I would love to attend another one, just not sure about the 6h 40m drive.....lol.

Nick, what was the event in Columbus? Ohio or another state? I'm a little east of you in the Medina area.

Brad

[nick80lf]

I thought the event in Columbus was pretty cool and I would love to attend another one, just not sure about the 6h 40m drive.....lol.

Nick, what was the event in Columbus? Ohio or another state? I'm a little east of you in the Medina area.

Brad

The Classic Green Reunion is a John Deere tractor show that moves to different locations. I think the event happens every two years. In June of 2021 the event was held at the state fair grounds in Columbus, Ohio. There were quite a few snowmobiles (only Deere of course) but much more Deere related equipment. Eventhough I've been to larger snowmobile shows I found the mix of all sorts of Deere equipment to be very interesting.

Here's a link to a post about it. viewtopic.php?p=137909&hilit=Classic+gr ... on#p137909

Edit: below are a few photos I took of the 2021 show in Columbus.

[400brian]

On April 5 I attended the final planning meeting for the 2025 Classic Green Reunion Show.

It would seem that after a huge amount of work by the organizers, the show is coming together. It appears that putting on a show like this is much like making sausage, you don't want to see it being made.

The previous two shows have been held at State Fairgrounds, this one is being held at a county fairground. While it is a nice facility, it is a smaller venue. Because of this, certain compromises have had to be made. I am not privy to everything that is going on all over the grounds, just the snowmobile show area.

We are sharing a building with the garden tractor exhibit, and they are one of the featured machines, we have been reminded that we are not!
Because of this, we are going to be able to display a limited number of sleds inside the building, and this puts Tom in a difficult position. We have decided that this forces us to limit the display sleds to "by invitation only", and that is sure as hell not what we wanted going into this.

There is some outdoor space alongside the building available. It may also be possible for a limited number of sled exhibitors to bring their trailers into the show grounds and show out of them. If anyone is interested in any of that, arrangements would have to be made with Tom Rehberg ASAP!
( 608 751 5398 )

It does not cost anything to show, and each exhibitor will get two wristbands for the event. The campground on the grounds is full, and the local motels are filling up by the accounts I have heard.

My understanding is that the Snowmobile Hall of Fame will be on the grounds selling tickets for the Liquidator raffle sled.

This is not quite the event we were hoping to be a part of, but after some discussion the decision was made to do the best with what we are being given.