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The Last County Fair

Author: Stan Matthews

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2016-03-17

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1491785594

It is 1967 when a feud begins that could lead to the death of the one-hundred-year-old Chesterton county fair. When veteran reporter Art James is sent to investigate, he immediately delves into a case that will take him six days and hopefully provide him with a much-coveted feature story byline. Bob soon learns that the county is interested in selling the fairgrounds and that there are as many proponents as opponents to the sale. As Art interviews fairgoers, volunteers, and leaders, he unearths a conspiracy to hide the truth from the public until an agreement can be arranged between the county and a trucking firm. While Art’s feature articles win him welcome bylines, he becomes even more determined to stop the sham, before it is too late. To complicate matters even further, Art becomes smitten with fair volunteer, Jenny Glen. As the last night of the fair arrives, the future is decided—not just for the fair, but for Art and Jenny as well. In this compelling story, an investigative reporter on a quest to uncover the truth about the demise of a county fair finds love while uncovering a conspiracy led by greed and deception.

County Fair Portraits

Author: Mikkel Aaland

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04-21

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780997261042

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Portraits made in a portable studio that was hauled from county fair to county fair in California and Arizona from 1976 to 1980.

Mississippi's Giant Houseparty

Author: Steven Howard Stubbs

Publisher:

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 875

ISBN-13: 9780976112600

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Part I is a history of the fair. Part II includes fair facts such as fair rules, menus, grocery lists, fair foods, favorite recipes, Miss Neshoba County Pageant, Heart O' Dixie Triathlon, entertainment, fair photos, and fair firsts for selected years.

County Fair

Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Publisher: Perfection Learning

Published: 1998-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780756917272

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Alameda County Fair

Author: Victoria Christian

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738581934

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What began as a ranching family's Sunday pastime of horse racing, with cheering crowds and thundering hooves on dusty roads, would give way to the Alameda County Fair that we know today. The Bernal family built the original racetrack in 1859 on their 52,000-acre ranch, which was part of the Northern California land grant, Rancho Valle de San Jose. Looking to turn his newly acquired racetrack into profit, businessman Rodney G. MacKenzie approached a group of county businessmen and ranchers with a proposal to hold a county fair on his property. The first Alameda County Fair ran from October 23 to October 27, 1912. Local leaders sought to form a modern fair, and in 1939 the Alameda County Fair Association was established. Once considered a racing fair, the Alameda County Fair now boasts livestock and agriculture. For young and old alike, the thrilling carnival rides, beautiful quilt exhibits, baking contests, fast-paced horse racing, or just a corn dog and cotton candy provide something for everyone, as the Alameda County Fair now prepares to celebrate its 100th year.

Cleveland County Fair

Author: Marie Farrow Patterson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738592463

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In the fall of 1923, the Shelby Kiwanis Club developed a plan to create a county-wide fair combining the Boiling Springs, Fallston, and Union community fairs into one event. Through the sales of $20 shares of stock, $15,000 was raised to establish the Cleveland County Fair. The first fair was held in 1924 with 70,000 in attendance. Since then, the theme has always been to celebrate city and farm life coming together through such popular attractions as agricultural exhibits, livestock, carnival rides, stage show revues, stock car racing, tractor pulls, and demolition derbies. Today, the Cleveland County Fair remains the largest county fair in North Carolina and the county's largest continuing attraction, drawing attendees in from a 75-mile radius of Shelby. The average annual attendance holds strong at over 175,000 people.

Minnesota County Fairs

Author:

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780873517195

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"It's a blustery day, and I'm thumbing through Susan Miller's county fair photos, and suddenly-it's summer. The sun is baking my shoulders, and I'm eating my annual corn dog. I can smell French fries and hay, and I can hear kids squealing with delight as they're flung around on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Flipping through these pages, the best days of the season come back to me." -from the foreword by Shannon Olson

Erie County Fair

Author: Martin Biniasz

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1439657025

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During the mid-20th century, the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, New York, began a journey that transformed a traditional, agriculturally based fair into the largest independent county fair and exposition in the United States. As the number of fair days and exhibits expanded, so did the number of fairgoers, increasing gate attendance figures to over one million visitors annually. While fair traditions have provided continuity over the decades, the fair continues to evolve and renew itself through improvements to the fairgrounds, the addition of unique attractions, and an ongoing commitment to agriculture. Erie County Fair showcases the many dramatic changes that have taken place during the modern era of this fair. From the thrills of the midway and entertainment to nationally recognized agricultural, creative arts, and livestock competitions, the fair’s history comes alive through color photographs from the archives of the Erie County Agricultural Society.

American Fair

Author: Pamela Littky

Publisher: Kehrer Verlag

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783868288209

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The nostalgic glamor of the American fairs attracts visitors of all ages, every year in the USA.

Loudoun County Fair

Author: Stephanie Briley Fidler

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467123560

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Dating back to 1936, the Loudoun County Fair has been a place for the community to celebrate the agriculture of the area. Established for 4-H members to have a fair of their own, the Loudoun County Fair has provided a place, along with volunteers and the support of the community, for the children to exhibit their animals, home economics projects, and produce. After moving from Purcellville to Middleburg and then to Lincoln, the fair found a permanent home in 1956 on donated land in the Clarke's Gap area of Loudoun County. Since the 1957 fair, a livestock auction has been added, an auditorium has been built, and new barns have been erected. Take a step back, slow down, and enjoy the history and beauty of one of Loudoun's longest-running events, the Loudoun County Fair.