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International Plow match aims to set Guinness records in Chatham-Kent

Something big is coming to Chatham-Kent in September something organizers anticipate will bring out 80 to 100,000 people.

It's the 101st edition of the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo

The site of this year's International Plowing Match in Chatham-Kent, Ont. The yearly event is an important one for Ontario politicians, who often put sittings at Queen's Park on hold for several days in order to attend. (Submitted by Simon Crouch)

Something big is coming to Chatham-Kent, in September, that organizers anticipate will bring out 80 to 100,000 people.

It's the 101st edition of the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo.

And since they're going to have this big event anyway, organizers figured they'd do something to make it even bigger.

"Let's add something to it. 100 years is a long time, and here's a chance to put our mark on it, make people remember Chatham-Kent," saidEllwood Shreve.

The plan is to set some world records, and Shreveis in charge of making that happen.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne takes part in a plowing competition during the International Plowing Match in Harriston, Ont. in 2016. She was booed several times by the crowd during a speech when she mentioned hydro rates. (Hannah Yoon/The Canadian Press)

He saidGuinness World Recordshasalready endorsed their attempts at several categories.

"Creating the world's largest smoothie, which is about 1,000 gallons, creating the the world's largest box of popcorn and also creating the the world's longest skewer of vegetables," he said.

Hear more from Shreveon CBC's Windsor Morning:

However,Guinness was not interested in seeing them try to set a record for most people eating corn on the cob at the same time. But they still plan to do that, just for fun.

The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo takes placein Chatham-Kent from September 18thto 22nd.

World's fastest-plowing horses? The International Plowing Match & Rural Expo in Chatham-Kent is set for September. This year, organizers are hoping to set some world records. (International Plowing Match & Rural Expo Chatham-Kent)