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| The iconic Ohio Gate entrance to the Ohio State Fair (1966 - 2002) |
I haven’t been down to the Ohio State Fair for about five years or so. I hope to make it down to Columbus next year, when the Fair is scheduled for July 27 – August 7, 2022. For one thing, I still haven’t seen the new Smokey Bear over at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources area.
Anyway, here’s a vintage ad for the Ohio State Fair. It ran in the Lorain Journal back on August 24, 1951 – 70 years ago this month.
An article in the Journal on August 23 noted that the 1951 Fair was expected to draw a record crowd of 500,000 people. It would be the first time that the Fair ran for eight days.
The article noted, “A galaxy of exhibits, events, contests, shows and demonstrations are promised to farmer and city dweller alike. Horace Heidt and his “Youth Opportunity Television program” will be featured nightly from August 25.
“Two new breeds of beef cattle will be seen for the first time at the fair and 29 classes of galloways will compete for $911 in prizes.
“The State Department of Natural Resources will have a four-tent exhibit, featuring a beautiful lake, a fast water stream, a 10-foot waterfall completely surrounded by a 90-tree forest of all Ohio trees. Visitors will pass thru the forest to view the exhibit. A simulated natural channel will form the stream thru which 84,000 gallons of water an hour will be pumped. Another tent will show an extensive wildlife display of mounted animals, birds and fish native to Ohio.”
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You can visit my other posts about the Ohio State Fair (and my time as a member of the All-Ohio State Fair Band) by clicking here.
2 comments:
Hopefully the fair will be open to the public next year.In a few years,2026,a time capsule will be unearthed at the fair.It was buried back in 1976 to celebrate the United States Bicentennial near the 11th Ave gate.Included in the items are a pair of Levi's jeans.I winder if they are still in wearable shape?
Thanks for the comment! That’s funny about the time capsule, the 1976 Fair is the one that I was at for several weeks as a member of the State Fair Band. As for the shape of the jeans, even if they’re faded, full of holes, etc. they’ll probably look pretty trendy!
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