Michigan State Fair
michigan state fair annual event originally held detroit state largest city governor declined fund priority agriculture still major place michigan economy supporter organized great lake agricultural fair c organization order continue event since organized private michigan state fair llc held suburban collection showplace metro detroit suburb novi first official michigan state fair held detroit michigan first state fair held october ann arbor michigan moved detroit subsequent michigan state fair held city received permanent home decade michigan state fairground detroit joseph l hudson together three associate organized acquire site fair formed state fair land company acquired acre km ½ mile road east woodward avenue interest running fair hudson sold land michigan state agricultural society one dollar april agricultural society accepted land purchased additional acre extending fairground acre km throughout following year additional land purchased sold present size fairground detroit acre km michigan state fairground coliseum also known hockeytown state fair coliseum seat multipurpose arena located fairground onemile track constructed fairground originally used thoroughbred flat racing standardbred harness racing midth century two nascar race held track tommy thompson event tim flock october governor jennifer granholm vetoed legislation provide funding michigan state fair attendance peaked million fair attendance declined visitor state fair held following two year april governor rick snyder signed senate bill house bill would authorize transfer fairground land land bank fast track authority would oversee land future development including plan station proposed commuter rail service agricultural industry michigan second leading economic industry many people disturbed failure state support state fair organized great lake agricultural fair c organization ensure event continued great lake state fair took place august september suburban collection showplace detroit suburb novi fifth third bank became name sponsor event called fifth third bank michigan state fair held novi suburban collection showplace organizing fair taken michigan state fair llc seven year later virtual fair held live show event cancelled due covid pandemic august teen killed second injured shot parking lot outside fair police say attack related argument occurring week upper peninsula state fair michigan state fairground coliseum michigan state fairground speedway michigan state fair riding coliseum dairy cattle building agricultural building sonora steven michigan state fair combine new traditional archive detroit news september michigan state fair llc official site