Thee Upper Midwest A-C Club™ is excited to be hosting the Gathering of the Orange – West.

To celebrate this event, a banquet will be held Thursday evening July 22, at the Hutchinson Event Center, approximately three-quarters of a mile from the McLeod County Fairgrounds located at 1005 Highway 15 South, Hutchinson, Minnesota.

A social hour will begin at 5:00 p.m. with dinner served at 6:00 p.m. A short program will follow the dinner.

The dinner menu will consist of broasted chicken, beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, coleslaw, dinner roll, coffee, milk, water and cake for dessert.

Tickets are $25. Reserve your spot now by completing the Gathering of the Orange Banquet Form and send the form back to us along with your payment by mail to:

Dottie May

19384 310th Street

New Prague, MN 56071

Please make checks payable to the Upper Midwest A-C Club™

Registrations must be received by July 15, 2021.  

Additional information is also available on the form.

Banquet Form – Gathering of the Orange

We look forward to seeing everyone at the show this year.  Let’s make it the best one yet!

2021 Field Demonstration – D19 Plowing Team

This year we will be featuring the D19 plowing team in the Field Demonstration area. If you have a tractor and plow that you would like to participate with, please call Cody Hager (507-696-4765) and he will reserve a spot for you. We are excited to see these tractors in action in July.

Want to bring your D-19 tractor to the show?

Go to our show contacts page to find the right person to get your tractor registered.

All attendees bringing their tractors and other machinery to the Orange Spectacular to exhibit are required to read and complete the Tractor Registration & Safety Waiver Form

The form available here for download contains important safety rules for equipment owners and operators to follow during the show.

For any questions on the form and the information that is presented within the form, please reach out to any of the show contacts here by using this link.

The goal of the Upper Midwest A-C Club is for everyone, equipment owners and visitors alike, to enjoy themselves during the show. 

“Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it.” – Author Unknown

We look forward to a safe and fun 2021 Orange Spectacular.

Form Available for Download: 

Tractor Registration & Safety Waiver Form

The latest and greatest 2021 Orange Spectacular® poster and Tri-Fold Brochure is now available here from our website to download.

Included topics:

• Area Campgrounds and Hotel Accommodations.
• Show Contact information.
• Raffle Prizes.
• Special Events.

For more information on raffle prizes and access to our raffle ticket request form, Check out the TRACTOR RAFFLE site page

For a complete list of nearby campgrounds, hotels, and motels; check out the AREA HOTELS and AREA CAMPGROUNDS site pages.

A complete general show schedule is available by viewing our SHOW SCHEDULE site page.

Pictured from left to right are: Joe Graunke, Joan Paulson, Dave Grinnell, Scott Overgaard

The Board of Directors would like to thank all of the members who attended the Spring Membership Meeting on April 17^th which was held at the Hutchinson Event Center. One of the agenda items at the meeting was the election of Directors. The Board would like to welcome its newest member Dave Grinnell. Re-elected to the Board was Scott Overgaard, Joan Paulson and Joe Graunke.

We appreciate everyone’s attendance and please remember to mark your calendar for the next Membership meeting on November 13^th.

Thank you

Upper Midwest A-C Club™ Board of Directors