DADS N LADS

UNSUNG HEROS

The father of a rightous child has great joy, a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. Proverbs 23:24

Over 30 years ago a few guys & their sons from a much-smaller New Life Christian Church celebrated the end of a brutal winter by camping on newly-purchased hunting land south of Henning, MN. Little did we realize this would be the beginning of an annual (1st weekend in May) event sponsored by New Life. Over the years we have added new things, such as a large gazebo for group meetings and a 750 ft zip line, which provides endless excitement. The event this year begins Friday afternoon, May 3. It will start by setting up camp (tents, campers) & operating an expanded display of heritage stationary engines. A new feature is a recently constructed can-crusher powered by a vintage Maytag 2-stroke engine - all participants are encouraged to bring a bag of cans to crush. Shelling corn with antique hand cranked corn shellers is always a big hit for kids. The food menu always includes cobbler baked in Dutch ovens smothered by 10 gallons of homemade ice cream. A crowd exceeding 125 men & boys is expected May 3-4 to celebrate spring, enjoy God’s creation, & build new Christian friendships & memories. We hope you will join us for year 30!