BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — Antique tractor enthusiasts will steer classic farm iron along a nearly 40-mile course here on May 4, in a tractor cruise to benefit the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame.

The cruise, sponsored by the Greater Kansas City Two-Cylinder Club (GKCTCC), is open to all tractor makes and models. Each tractor driver pays a $35 registration fee and is challenged to raise an additional $100 for the Ag Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs.

Drivers will start at the Ag Hall of Fame at 8:30 a.m. May 4. The course includes participating in the Marble Day Parade in Bonner Springs, as well as breaks for lunch and a stop at Cabela’s, before returning to the museum at 4:30 p.m. Some could even return sooner.

“With the ride being approximately 38 miles, we will have rollback tow trucks that will follow the procession of tractors and if the need arises, they will bring the participant’s tractor back to the Ag Hall of Fame at the origination point,” according to Don Hrabik, GKCTCC president.

Located about 18 miles from downtown Kansas City, the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame includes a 164-acre museum complex with the Hall of Fame, farm and poultry museums, the National Farmers’ Memorial, an educational garden and an early 1900s farming community.

It was created by federal charter in 1960 to serve as the national museum of agriculture and a memorial to farming leaders. The Center receives no government appropriations, relying on donations, admissions, corporate sponsorships and funds raised from activities such as the tractor cruise.

The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame is located northeast of the Interstate 70/K-7 interchange in Bonner Springs, two miles west of the Kansas Speedway. More information about the facility and watching the tractor cruise is available by calling 913-721-1075, emailing info@aghalloffame.com or visiting www.AgHallofFame.com