Tractor & Farming Heritage

THE MAGIC OF ROLLAG

Every Labour Day weekend (first weekend in September) since 1954, generations of threshermen and women gather to relive the tradition of the good ole' days and bring the past to life for the enjoyment of young and old alike. It all takes place in a small town called Rollag some 35 miles from Fargo Moorhead, Minnesota where the CNH big pivot steer artic tractors are made in the former Steiger factory - and Bobcat is based here of course.

Settlers

Historically this area was part of Sioux (Dakota) territory. The

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