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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 ...
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 ...
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 Michigan State Fair takes place Aug. 31 through Sept. 4 in Novi. A Great Pumpkin contest, farmland display, water acrobat show are new offerings.
The Ionia Free Fair (IFF) is what is said to be the world's largest free-admission fair, hosted annually in July. The Fair was established in 1915 and takes place in Ionia, Michigan at the fairgrounds near the city center. [1] [2] [3] It brings in hundreds of thousands of attendees annually, with an estimated 400,000 guests in 2023.
Evergreen State College: Herd of Turtles, Lansdat Blister, The Speds & Telefunken *First show with Chad Channing on drums. May 27, 1988: The Glass House: Sister Skelter May 29, 1988: Seattle: The Vogue: June 2, 1988: Central Tavern (Toe Jam 88) Chemistry Set June 17, 1988: Ellensburg: Hal Holmes Community Center: King Crab, Lush & Millions of ...
Fair Lane was Henry and Clara Ford's estate in Dearborn, Michigan. It was named after an area in County Cork where Ford's adoptive grandfather, Patrick Ahern, was born. The extensive 1300 acre (5.3 km²) estate along the River Rouge included a large limestone house, electrical power plant on the dammed river, boathouse, stables and gardens ...
The current state master plan for the fairgrounds development shows Phase 1 of the state design reserving for the fairgrounds all of the roughly 17.3 acres of what are currently parking lots that ...