A Wisconsin-made J.I. Case steam engine, first used in the early 1900s to open virgin farmland on the Canadian Prairies before settling in southern Ontario, is poised to return to the country of its origin thanks to the 80-year-old Amish man who has toiled over 20 years to restore it. John Stutzman, a resident of […] Read more
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Steam power enthusiast won’t leave project unfinished
1910 Case engine will soon cross border to Michigan
Amish community relocates after nearly 65 years
Skyrocketing land prices spur communal decision
A farming neighbourhood south of St. Marys saw slow but steady changes in the landscape during the past year as a long-established Amish community disbanded and dispersed. Change came in the form of powerlines extended to houses where previous residents went without electricity, fence lines bulldozed and huge maples downed on the edges of woodlots […] Read more
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