By Melanie Jacob
Journal Editor
mjacob@humboldtjournal.ca
The weather was muggy, the ground was muddy, but the crowds kept coming to the Humboldt Vintage Club's annual Vintage Days and Threshing event on Aug. 17.
"It's been the best record ever in terms of people coming through the gate," said Gloria Weber, president of the Humboldt Vintage Club. "That's probably why we had some trouble with some bottlenecks here and there."
Due to the weather, the club had one attraction cancel on it, but that didn't seem to deter anyone from coming or any other events from happening. The event was kicked off with a pancake breakfast in the morning and followed with bindering, stoking, a model airplane show, a petting zoo, and a treasure hunt, to name a few.
For the first time, the day also showcased Humboldt's version of a Grand Ole Opry. It featured many musical talents including Buffy and Marie, the 3 Tom Cats, and Mini Pearl.
"When you use locals, every entertainer has family and friends," said Weber. "They all want to come and see their family and friends perform on stage."
Indeed they did, because the seating in front of the stage was packed and there were people standing all around. Individuals of all ages meandered back and forth between the various attractions while kids visited sleeping ducks and petted timid rabbits at the petting zoo.
There also seemed to be more young people in attendance. Weber says it might be due to the airplane show, which brought in younger people who wanted to see model cars that ran on the ground as well as the model airplanes. Small planes could be seen whizzing through the air almost any time someone decided to look up.
At the end of the day, all of it - the entire event - was put on for only one reason.
"Memory. This country was opened up with our pioneers who did these kinds of things to survive, to make the country what it is, or at least this part of the area," said Weber. "We're trying to preserve that heritage for the great grandkids so they can see how things were done."
