Denison -- Tractors will rumble through the Red River Valley on Friday, June 20 as a prelude to the 20th Annual Golden Harvest Days slated for Friday and Saturday, June 20-21.

This event, held in memory of Jamie Esbenshade, is one of the largest working farm heritage events in the southern U.S., with threshing, grain binding, corn shelling, sawmilling and much more demonstrated Saturday, June 21 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

The 35-mile tractorcade through the scenic Red River Valley of Oklahoma and Texas gets underway at 9:00 a.m. June 20. The colorful procession of tractors are expected to arrive in Denison Friday morning at approximately 10:00 a.m. and Katy Depot is a great place to photograph these vintage machines as the motorcade turns north on Houston Street.

The two-day event at Esbenshade Farms near Colbert, Oklahoma is free to the public; spectators and exhibitors are welcome.

For more information, please call Jim Esbenshade (580) 283-3453 or Clay Jones (580) 916-2414.

Esbenshade Farms is located at 2174 Hendrix Road, Colbert, Oklahoma -- 5 1/2 miles east of Colbert or 1 1/2 west of Achille, Oklahoma on Hwy. 91, then 2 miles south on Hendrix Road.