Located at the JD Lang Activity Park – Bracebridge Fairgrounds and Muskoka Pioneer Power Properties at:
331 Fraserburg Road, Bracebridge, ON
Camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis, no reservations. Camping is $45 per night with hydro, plus show admission of $5 per person per day and $35 per night without hydro plus show admission of $5 per person per day.
The 2026 show dates are:
Friday, July 10, 2026, from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 12, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
$5 per day, accompanied children under 12 – free
Silent Auction – main Fair Building – Closes at 2 PM Sunday
New for 2026!! The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show
The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show brings high-energy, “AXEtion-packed” entertainment. This family-friendly showcase features skilled athletes competing in traditional forestry disciplines, including exhilarating displays of axe throwing, chainsaw carving, wood chopping, and cross-cut sawing.
Saturday, July 11 only – 3 shows
Activities and Displays include but are not limited to:
- Antique Tractor Pull Competition – 7 PM Friday night and 2 PM Saturday
- Draft Horse Pull Competition – 10 AM Saturday
- Garden Tractor Pull Competition – Sunday, 1 PM
- Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull Competition – Saturday, 11:00 AM
- Grand Parade and Opening Ceremonies – Saturday, 12 Noon
- Bouncy Castle
- 1880’s Waterous Sawmill Demonstrations
- Shingle Mill Demos
- Antique Tractors, Cars, and other – Bring yours to display FREE
- Heritage Museum (Duff Building)
- Country church
- Blacksmith Shop
- Log Cabin
- Antique tools (Parker Wing)
- and much more…
Breakfast will be served Friday and Saturday 7 AM – 10 AM
Square Dance and Line Dancing Saturday July 11,
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM. FREE
The Square Dance Caller is Mike Smith, Line dances will be led by Ken and Janice Launchbury. The band is J.A.M. Session, and joining them will be Dan on the fiddle
The Snack Bar will be open for coffee and non-alcoholic drinks.
The Pioneer Power Food Booth will be open each day for cheeseburgers, hamburgers, hotdogs, drinks, and Kawartha Dairy ice cream.
LIVE MUSIC at the Stage Trailer
- J.A.M. Session – Nippissing District Country Music Wall of Honour – Saturday 10 AM – 12 PM
2026 is a tribute year to the LINN Tractors.
Look for the Linn Tractor Logging Tractor Display at the show.
The Linn tractor is a heavy duty civilian half-track or crawler tractor invented by Holman Harry Linn (born Holman Harry Flannery). Approximately 2,500 units were built in Morris, New York, USA, from 1916 to 1952.
Muskoka Pioneer Power has restored a 1927 Linn tractor as seen in the picture which was found in the bush and donated by the Moore family. It was used at the Moore Sawmill in and it’s little cousin is in Barrie, Ontario and will be coming to the show as well.
Muskoka Pioneer Power also has a working replica of the actual Linn tractor in the picture to the left. It was made by Earl Marchand with assitnace from Owen Swan in 2002. The model is fully operation with tethered remote control.
Linn tractors were used to haul freight beyond the ends of the rail lines on some Canadian power projects. When the concept of rural snow plowing became accepted around 1920, Linn was one of the pioneers, with a v-plow and adjusting leveling wing design that was unmatched until better pneumatic tires, four-wheel-drive trucks and better highways appeared in the mid-1930s to plow highways on a more frequent basis. To combat this a new concept of a single machine able to switch from truck to tractor with the push of a lever appeared in 1938, known as the C5 or later trademarked term “CATRUK”, but management and war priorities limited its development and it was abandoned after World War II. This machine was built in a cab-over configuration, front wheel drive, and a hydraulically lowered dual-wheeled tag-axle that would push the tracks up off the ground. “HAFTRAK” is another Linn trademark.
In the 15 February, 1920 issue of Motor West, Linn tractors as being used by B.H. Baird described them as being powered by a 45 hp Continental Motors Company Red Seal engine connected to a four speed model 60 Brown-Lipe-Chapin transmission & differential, with the normal load being 16 tons over an 8% grade and a maximum speed of 6 mph.[4]
Truck Show and Shine
Join in the fun! No Obligation, No Judging, Bragging & Tall Stories Only. Presented in conjunction with the 39th Annual Muskoka Pioneer Power Show.
ANTIQUE, HIGHWAY, DUMP, FLEET
- Free admission (Exhibitors Only)
- Dash Plaques for all
- Rough Camping and Food Vendors on Site
- See transport and other trucks shined to the max – or bring your own!
- Registration
CONTACT:
Norm Medley – norm@pmedley.ca
Murray Jibb – 705-645-1954
