1976 Lorain County Fair

Well, it's Lorain County Fair week – my favorite time of year! 

Unlike my pilgrimage to the Ohio State Fair (which left me somewhat disappointed due to all the changes since my last visit), a trip to the Lorain County Fair is like a visit with an old friend who always stays the same. It's comforting to know that some things don't have to change.

I'll be heading out to the Fair early in the week. I keep planning on going to the Demolition Derby on Sunday. We'll see.

Anyway, as is the custom here, we'll be looking back at some past Lorain County Fairs through clippings from the Lorain Journal. First up: the 1976 Lorain County Fair.

Fifty years ago was our nation's Bicentennial, so the Fair has something special planned: an exhibit of paintings by Archibald Willard that included the last of six original oils of the "Spirit of '76."

Also of interest: impressive list of Grandstand entertainers: Charley Pride, Barbara Mandrell and the Blackwood Brothers; a visit to the Fair by Governor James Rhodes.

Aug. 13, 1976

Aug. 22, 1976

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Aug. 28, 1976

Aug. 30, 1976