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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 ...
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.
June 6, 1980. Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (also Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum) was a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. The coliseum, built in 1922, was part of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds until its demolition in early 2022. The Michigan State Fair, the oldest state fair in the United States, was held here ...
Michigan's state parks system was started in 1919. Three Michigan state parks pre-date the creation of the park system in 1919: Mackinac Island State Park (1895), Michilimackinac State Park (1909) and Interlochen State Park (1917). Mackinac Island State Park was created in 1895. It had served as the nation's second national park for two decades ...
June 6, 1980. Location. The Jason Hargrove Transit Center ( JHTC) is a major public transit station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the third iteration of the State Fair Transit Center, located at the old Michigan State Fairgrounds, [1] near the intersection of 8 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue. It serves as the secondary hub for the ...
The Michigan State Fair takes place Aug. 31 through Sept. 4 in Novi. A Great Pumpkin contest, farmland display, water acrobat show are new offerings.
California State Fairgrounds 1.000-mile dirt oval Sacramento, California: 1956–1961 Closed in 1970 when fairgrounds moved to new location; site now University of California, Davis School of Medicine. The new location also includes a one-mile dirt oval and has hosted both USAC Silver Crown and AMA Grand National Championship motorcycle racing.
A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state 's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more-local county fairs. State fairs began in the nineteenth century for the ...