09/15/2026
A popular question we have received over the past week is how in the world did a firetruck from Ladd, IL end up at your farm in Sterling. The story (there are always stories) goes, our father Joe Reaver had a coworker who owned the 1945 Chevrolet firetruck and offered it to our Dad to purchase. The next weekend Dad and our uncle Bruce trailered it back to the farm and there it sat in the barn since the early 90's. Yes, we got it out now and then (it was made very famous by our niece who had a few senior pictures in front of it), but it has mainly sat in the barn until we (by we, we mean I) had the bright idea to get it out and show the town. You never know what we will pull out next! In the meantime, we hope the community loves our fall backdrops as much as we do, and uses the opportunity to create memories for your own family! We have had a nugget or two already create a few memories, and we can't wait to see who is next!