Upper Peninsula State Fair
upper peninsula state fair state fair fair held annually upper peninsula u state michigan held escanaba midaugust year prior one two official state fair michigan april michigan governor fred w green signed act stated annual state fair city escanaba shall main purpose exploiting encouragement improved method agriculture industrial pursuit hereby authorize opening day first upper peninsula state fair september original price ticket fair cent adult decreasing cent pm present site encompasses acre ha land building also includes nearly campsite state ceased funding fair downstate michigan state fair due budget problem control fair operation passed onto upper peninsula state fair authority includes representative county hannahville indian community despite discontinuation downstate michigan state fair failed attract outside funding struggled sharply dropping attendance year state fair continue foreseeable future fair highlight lumberjack history region great lake timber show featuring logrolling speedclimbing sawing axethrowing demonstration fair set record attendance according executive director delta chamber commerce vickie micheau event canceled crowd size restriction due covid pandemic besides world war ii interrupted fair michigan portal official website