A group of pedal-powered woodworking tools gives spectators a glimpse of what it took to do fine woodworking before the advent of electric routers and jig saws. Various homemaking skills are demonstrated in the Sodbuster building, log house, Sunne farmhouse, outside the tent site, summer kitchen and cook car. Visitors will be able to sample lefse, rommegrot, ice cream, rolls and pies baked in the Dutch oven over a firepit, jelly doughnuts, cornmeal muffins and other ethnic foods. They can learn how to quilt, tat, embroider, do hardanger embroidery, card and spin wool or make memory boxes. Other skills that have been demonstrated at past shows include bookbinding, woodcarving, chair caning, rosemaling and pine needle baskets.
Displays show the many aspects of pioneer life.
A farm toy display is popular with young and old. Most of the buildings on the Sunne Farm have furniture, utensils, equipment or tools of the pioneer era. A group of dedicated, volunteer musicians entertain visitors under the big tent. A Saturday night Harvest Dance is held at the fall show. Children ages 5-12 have a variety of children's games and activities, showing today's kids that they can be entertained without computers or television.