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The Michigan State Fair is an annual event originally held from 1849 to 2009 in Detroit, the state's largest city. In 2009 the governor declined to fund it because of other priorities. Because agriculture still has a major place in the Michigan economy, in 2011 supporters organized the Great Lakes Agricultural Fair, a 501 C (3) organization, in ...
Name Start date (approximate) City Type Status Alpenfest: July, 3rd week: Gaylord: Ethnic: Active Ann Arbor Art Fairs: July, 3rd week: Ann Arbor: Art: Active Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival
Between early 1999 and mid-2000, the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum was the site of three Extreme Championship Wrestling house shows. In 2006 the Royal Oak-Shrine Catholic High School Knights ice hockey team began playing at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The team left in 2007; they returned in the 2008–2009 season for their first ...
The Michigan State Fair, first held in 1849, was the nation's first state fair. It was held in various locations throughout Michigan until 1904, when Joseph L. Hudson formed the State Fair Land Company, acquired 135 acres of land at this site, and deeded it to the Michigan Agricultural Society. The 1905 Michigan State Fair was held on this site.
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 to 2009.
The Upper Peninsula State Fair ( UP State Fair) is a fair held annually in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It is held in Escanaba in mid-August of each year. [1] Prior to 2010, it was one of two official state fairs in Michigan. In April 1927, Michigan Governor Fred W. Green signed Act 89, which stated that "an annual state ...
The Suburban Collection Showplace is a convention center in Novi, Michigan. Located off Interstate 96, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Detroit, it is the second-largest convention center in Metro Detroit (after Huntington Place ). [1] [2] It is best known as the current location of the Michigan State Fair. [3]
Alabama: Krispy Kreme Hamburger. Alabama National Fair Krispy Kreme is a fixture in the South, so it's no surprise to see the iconic doughnut repurposed in a gut-busting way.This burger sandwiches ...