1lO-The Canadian Champion. Fnday. September 10O 2004 é- in, Steam-mEra visitors take look back in time By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion F our-year-old Mitchell Keen 1'didn't say much, but then he j didn't really have to. Hk happînes visting Milion' Sieam- Era lasi Friday afîcm ion for the firs im was written ail over hi lace, part cularly as he held up one of the day' treasares a red mode! iractor. Mitchell's granny looked ai bîm witb pleasure, obvîously pleased 10 be îeacbing the small boy about a way of life long gone. Audrey Newell has lived in Milton for 33 yeaes. a period peppered witb semni- regular visits 10 the Steamn-Era ai the Milton Fair Girounds wih her childeen. For one day, with her daugbter, Liz Keen who moved away from Milton more than 20 years ago -and iwo grandehil- dren, it seemed like the good old days. The family is a three-generation snapshot ihai encapsulates whai the Steam-Era, n0w in ils 44th year, is aIl about -the old teaching the young and passing down their knowledge of a differeni way of life. "The kids have neyer seen this before." Ms Keen said, adding, "I used 10 corne here when I was a kid.- Ms NeseelI said the aimosphere is one Io which she's accustomned. Ilike the farm atmosphere. I lived on a * farim for a whîle when 1 was young. I think il's neai for the kids 10 have a chance 10 see these sorts of ihings,- she said from ihe stands, watching a demonsiralion. Te three-day festival was hosted by the Above, Kerri Coxon and Andrew Oario Steam and Antique Preservers Snell hold Up dinner before putting it Association and, according 10 organizers. in the fire box of their friend's 1929 likely drew record crowds, altbougb nom- Waterloo arri engins tractor, whlle Visilors wr rae odrosrtosdietetatrIlstweekend'a oaisay ofls theshwin thie a fw es. - CsandMitnSer Fraponde (Att rght) lsi pting aslas have be ose a yeaîîvîmires hile five-year-athe adding es reeien psti ve rcos n as feedac tiswhlletang roesaionrofvna about o the teani enin emosrton o thato cetr)-ason.r ar f h Headed st flot usin oid h Onain aae otmlft aaewth aboutn an nigoe by buter adlssoaioo ,o.l gsUn h tettotiei h sai ommrtg years hea mit!ites focusieyer-l evena mo e o n the duastio comprnt "Ppex yeae arg chn o loial, h dsays hed e esfrmtesei hs sboing he eevuio postie poeredc lswletuighefrron . Eddi te Kunea match fob collectn or s playm biasowrsan hesosidi' h yHnerdd s ho wani 1laid that putaPooab smut ie on bis fae.utv almys ben RAAMPAN Inrigue byea the ofespeopl wbl ochav iaken aoe n thiees, esai. cmpret he yearod basuin beeonlattent!ing the Steo-Era hoin Miof sein 1972 and sai be's, watch ictow cangeorthes plyahs'v waicbea! the t!owaati change Miountsef wh wa nt julat a t ont a hbos Cailedon resifaet Shirle Whwas oen GAA AN hntilai Fry at tbner raole fo hanve aea qili rstbe bthe womn'i gou The-7yar-old rn!agber, Citnd igson, wbd hese wahday the Stnchangea cadith ycar. "'vewhched waa as aby ge s t ap inmat ofe, MsWit ai! oitngt COIe!dOn eietSilyWiewso woSehnieTesn aan e eacheda eae