{"id":4241,"date":"2024-10-04T21:15:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/?page_id=4241"},"modified":"2025-09-19T19:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:55:35","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4241\" class=\"elementor elementor-4241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bef372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bef372\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ca3c78\" data-id=\"0ca3c78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f406b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09f406b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd71c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd71c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A view of the 92nd Lewis County Fair, August 28, 1913<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98d413c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98d413c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4e2d80\" data-id=\"c4e2d80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3d6e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet 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class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8c3d6e5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8c3d6e5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__8c3d6e5\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc753a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc753a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-702cc58\" data-id=\"702cc58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02dd95a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02dd95a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1669cc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1669cc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1713c9\" data-id=\"f1713c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb1b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bb1b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bb99f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bb99f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64c31d2\" data-id=\"64c31d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b042401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b042401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75654fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75654fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a8327\" data-id=\"44a8327\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4cd79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce4cd79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e69de2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e69de2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b95bd67\" data-id=\"b95bd67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8410267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8410267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Fairs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5772b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5772b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">The formation of county agricultural societies had their beginning in New York State about 1815. The first agricultural society in Lewis County was formed in 1820, and the first Lewis County Fair was held on October 3 &#8211; 4, 1821 at the Lowville Academy Building in the Village of Lowville (current site of the Presbyterian Church). That first year, state funds helped pay for the fair, but after 1821 these funds were cut off and the annual county fair was held in many different locations, since the fairs were a financial burden for a any single municipality to take on year after year. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Between 1841 and 1855, the county fair was held in Lowville, Martinsburg, West Martinsburg, Denmark, and Constableville, as well as other places where grounds were available.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0ceff3\" data-id=\"a0ceff3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd15bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fd15bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132a71e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"132a71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-194521.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-194521.png 1001w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-194521-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-194521-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Lewis County Fair, circa 1908<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd7ca46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd7ca46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3c9d5c\" data-id=\"d3c9d5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5cca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc5cca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-133959-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-133959-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-133959-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-133959-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-133959.png 1376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0741e4\" data-id=\"f0741e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6ed5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e6ed5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d83e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d83e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1857, available land was acquired and purchased west of the village of Turin, located at the corner of the present West Main Street and West Road, and in 1859, another fairground was purchased southeast of Lowville on the lower part of Jackson Street. Between 1855 and 1876, the county fair alternated between these two sites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6b61c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6b61c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a1de0\" data-id=\"b1a1de0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6075e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d6075e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">A Journal and Republican newspaper article described the Lowville grounds of that period aptly:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe proprietors of the grounds upon which our County Fair is located\u2026have been to an expense of nearly two thousand dollars in fitting them up for the greater convenience of both exhibitors and visitors. A new and elegant building, 32 by 100 feet, has been erected as an Agricultural Hall. The roof is so arranged with seats, that hundreds of people can be accommodated during the exercises upon the grounds with a view not to be obtained elsewhere. The old building has been divided into apartments, one portion intended for sewing machines, musical instruments, and other cumbersome articles on exhibition, the other as a restaurant and eating house.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fine well has been dug upon the grounds, and water will be in constant supply for both people and cattle. 12 first class horse stalls have been built &#8211; 5 box and 7 open, and 32 stalls for sheep, cattle and swine. A new fence encloses a large portion of the grounds, which have been greatly improved in many other respects. A large crowd of people can be entertained with the most perfect ease.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p>On December 27, 1859, the agricultural society reorganized as the Lewis County Agricultural Society, with the purpose of \u201cImprovement in Agriculture, Horticultural, and the Mechanics, and the Arts.\u201d On June 12, 1876, the society found a permanent home for the fair upon the purchase of 15 acres of land from the Bostwick Estate at the northeast end of the village of Lowville. This land would become known as &#8220;Forest Park.&#8221; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friends of the Association and interested residents contributed part of the money for the purchase and as a result close scrutiny and some public criticism was given to the financial value of the transaction. The property dealings were negotiated with D. C. West, <\/span>which cost $3,150. Additional expenses for fencing, building, insurance and preparing the ground for use, brought the total to $7,467.50. Constructed soon after were a large wooden grandstand with a cupola; a racetrack; exhibit building (now known as the Antiques Building), and concession stands, one of which was for making and selling taffy, and another, currently known as the Information Booth, that still stands close to the racetrack. Between 1876 and 1924, horse barns, cattle sheds and additional exhibit buildings (no longer extant) were constructed.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During these years and into the 20th Century, the fair was the most important and exciting event of summer\u2019s end. There was the excitement of what was new and different in living, with the competitive best to be shown of man and his world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The countless hours of dedication by the directors of the fair have produced its betterment over the years in many ways. The concentrated attention given the choice of entertainment used to draw the crowds, has fruitfully gained revenue to improve the buildings and surroundings considerably. By 1901 the Journal and Republican was able to comment that \u201cForest Park is today the most comfortable, beautiful, and desirable agricultural fairgrounds in the Empire State.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>To this day, The Lewis County Agricultural Society, The Lewis County Fair Board (Directors and Associate Directors) put on the annual Lewis County Fair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aef5881 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aef5881\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e882e38\" data-id=\"e882e38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2e9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7e2e9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ecb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b3ecb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d86a34\" data-id=\"1d86a34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0818640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0818640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The First Fair (1821)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4cc9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4cc9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OCTOBER 3 &#8211; 4, 1821\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0LOWVILLE, NY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f8124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f8124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formation of county agricultural societies had their beginning in New York State about 1915. The Lewis County Agricultural Society in particular, was organized about 1820. Dr. Franklin P. Hough, Lewis County\u2019s noted historian, best describes the first fair days back in the autumn of 1821:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe first county fair was held at Lowville Academy, then occupying the site of the Presbyterian Church, on the third and fourth days of October, 1821. The morning of the third was remarkably pleasant. The members of the society convened in the morning at the inn of Jared House, where the badge of the society, a cockade of wheat heads, was affixed to their hats. In the meantime, the cattle exhibition were driven to the pens, on grounds now occupied by the Methodist church and its yard, and after the appointment of the viewing committees, the society proceeded to examine the stock\u2026 A calf raised by Mr. Charles Bush weighed 607 pounds, at six months old; nine pigs, likewise raised by Mr. Bush, weighed on an average of 221 pounds each at six months old.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lewis County\u2019s first Judge, the Honorable Silas Stow, also held the distinction of being the Fair\u2019s first president. An authoritative speaker, he paid far-sighted tribute to the farming communities of Lewis County, when he progressively envisioned those elements of agricultural changes evident to him. He planted the roots of determination and growth firmly, with a keen eye to the improvement of those agricultural environs essential to the needs of the county. His oratory added inspirational dignity to the local agricultural aims of the people and were prophetic of an excellence that was yet to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his speech at that first fair, Judge Stow called agriculture \u201can art at once the most important, the most necessary, and the most honorable to men. It is the source of every comfort\u2026the basis of every other art\u2026\u201d He praised the county\u2019s oars, barley, peas, potatoes, and maple sugar, but felt that horses and cattle could be improved. He vehemently declared, \u201cthe degraded character of our cheese\u2026is a deep disgrace to our county and calls aloud for a change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29278f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29278f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0243044\" data-id=\"0243044\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1e5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc1e5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Lewis Co. Fairgrounds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005e88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"005e88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FOREST PARK\u00a0 |\u00a0 LOWVILLE, NY\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7376570 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7376570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">T<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">he Village of Lowville has been home to the current Lewis County Fairgrounds since 1876.\u00a0 <\/span>As the main gathering place in the county during the 19th century, the Lewis County Fairgrounds was the one place that all significant visitors to the area presented themselves. Presidents, governors, congressmen, heroes and famous celebrities spoke to grandstand crowds throughout the 1900s and all local matters of significance were celebrated at this site. Created during the horse and buggy days of the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, who visited the fair on at least one occasion, the Lewis County Fairgrounds and its annual fair have persisted through World Wars, Prohibition, Women\u2019s Suffrage, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement and every other national struggle, and its programs often reflected these times.<\/p><p><em>As seen in the advertisement to the right, the fairgrounds was originally referred to as &#8220;Forest Park,&#8221; a name which the present &#8220;Forest Park Pavilion&#8221; derived from.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e4b7b\" data-id=\"e1e4b7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d31dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d31dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aug-25-1910.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aug-25-1910.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aug-25-1910-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Journal and Republican and Lowville Times, August 25th 1910<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f3ae5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f3ae5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3527aa\" data-id=\"b3527aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b414476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b414476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On June 12, 1876, the society found a permanent home for the fair upon the purchase of 15 acres of land from the Bostwick Estate at the northeast end of the village of Lowville. This land would become known as &#8220;Forest Park.&#8221; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friends of the Association and interested residents contributed part of the money for the purchase and as a result close scrutiny and some public criticism was given to the financial value of the transaction. The property dealings were negotiated with D. C. West, <\/span>which cost $3,150. Additional expenses for fencing, building, insurance and preparing the ground for use, brought the total to $7,467.50. Constructed soon after were a large wooden grandstand with a cupola; a racetrack; exhibit building (now known as the Antiques Building), and concession stands, one of which was for making and selling taffy, and another, currently known as the Information Booth, that still stands close to the racetrack. Between 1876 and 1924, horse barns, cattle sheds and additional exhibit buildings (no longer extant) were constructed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b00c29e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b00c29e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1185229\" data-id=\"1185229\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a9fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5a9fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb3296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2eb3296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gate-1024x744.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4629\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gate-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gate-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gate-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gate.jpg 1311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Former gate, Bostwick Street Entrance<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82f3b5a\" data-id=\"82f3b5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c92aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c92aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fairground buildings were built of local lumber in the style of the region\u2019s barns, with the Grandstand being a more elaborate example of the fine craftsmanship of the North Country. The Grandstand is a particularly rare and well-preserved survivor of the traditional 19th century American fair. Built in 1876, this building is one of the largest, intact grandstands in New York. An addition was made to the end of the grandstand in the 1920&#8217;s. To this day, it continues to function as the main viewing area for harness racing, tractor and truck pulls, and the talent show.\u00a0<\/p><p>In 2023, a fundraiser was conducted to restore the original grandstand from deteriorating conditions. With the help of many generous donors and volunteers, the grandstand has been and is continually repaired and restored to maintain its historical significance and charm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d8ef2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d8ef2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bd48bc\" data-id=\"8bd48bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26109cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26109cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to the Taffy Stand, also built in 1876, another of the earliest concession stands has endured, and has been converted into an Information Booth, which sits along the southwestern end of the racetrack, just south of the Grandstand and Fair Office.<\/p><p>In the summer of 1963, the Lewis County Agricultural Society entered into long term lease with the Lowville Academy and Central School for the rental of the race track and the land inside it to be used in connection with school physical education programs. In the 1970s, the original 1924 baseball diamond was replaced by the new football field and a new baseball\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">diamond was constructed at the northwest end of the racetrack field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Forest Park, the fairgrounds, has well erased the doubts about its monetary value since it&#8217;s purchase in 1879. It has been utilized not only for fairs, but many other community activities, sports games for young and old, and town mass meetings to speak and listen. Snowmobiling in the winter contrasts the sights and sounds of summer\u2026 Mom and Dad with children stroll through a maze of the old and new at the fair. Youthful grins, cotton candy stained, indelibly stamp the value of each footprint left on the sands of these precious grounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa470db\" data-id=\"fa470db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db34039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db34039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fair-Directors.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4628\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fair-Directors.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fair-Directors-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fair Board Directors from years past<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd9a28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cd9a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2022a-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2022a-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2022a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2022a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2022a-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2022a.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Opening Ceremony, 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfbc542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfbc542\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c4988c\" data-id=\"2c4988c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af7f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0af7f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Lewis County Fairgrounds to this day integrates the old and new &#8211; people, buildings, technology, and history. Today, many presidents later, the Lewis County Fair remains strong in its mission and commitment to serve as the traditional annual event<br \/>for the county, particularly its agricultural community, bringing information, entertainment and providing a forum for showing livestock and other fruits of the farmers\u2019 labor. As photos and memorabilia show, the fairgrounds, with its huge grandstand, racetrack and other fine buildings have hosted and continue to host major activities in the county, and certainly in the village of Lowville, the county seat. Its regional significance is evident by the continued success of the fair each summer and the numbers of events taking place on the property throughout the year. Throughout its 200-year history, the Agricultural Society has maintained the Lewis County Fairgrounds in a manner that has allowed schools, community groups, and the general public to use the facilities for a variety of year-round recreational purposes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a6ce10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a6ce10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2f7113\" data-id=\"e2f7113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b43e18 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7b43e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202639.png\" alt=\"The Grandstand, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Grandstand, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202620.png\" alt=\"A view of the grandstand, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A view of the grandstand, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202527.png\" alt=\"A view of the racetrack from the grandstand, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A view of the racetrack from the grandstand, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202538.png\" alt=\"The Information Booth, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Information Booth, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202600.png\" alt=\"Antiques Building, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Antiques Building, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202631.png\" alt=\"Grandstand Bleachers, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Grandstand Bleachers, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202658.png\" alt=\"Food stands behind the grandstand, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Food stands behind the grandstand, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202706.png\" alt=\"Ice cream stand and the grandstand, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ice cream stand and the grandstand, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202718.png\" alt=\"Fried dough stand and the grandstand, 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Fried dough stand and the grandstand, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo608711.jpg\" alt=\"Historic Register sign which adorns the front gate at the fairgrounds\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Historic Register sign which adorns the front gate at the fairgrounds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2022-202nd.jpg\" alt=\"Bostwick Street Entrance Sign\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bostwick Street Entrance Sign<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/472322351_10170127553950104_6097716393554587773_n.jpg\" alt=\"Bostwick Street Entrance and Gazebo\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bostwick Street Entrance and Gazebo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gate.jpg\" alt=\"Bostwick Street Gate, Lewis County Fair\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bostwick Street Gate, Lewis County Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493464755_10233265329209742_6875184706450163379_n.jpg\" alt=\"The Lewis County Fair\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Lewis County Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493275869_10233265331689804_6457820303396076856_n.jpg\" alt=\"The Lewis County Fair\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Lewis County Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493258398_10233265332769831_5545159756786429236_n.jpg\" alt=\"The Grandstand and Track\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Grandstand and Track<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493231114_10233265328089714_4050143272784309150_n.jpg\" alt=\"Front side of the Grandstand\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Front side of the Grandstand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493228344_10233265325769656_1950467934207752163_n.jpg\" alt=\"Dewitt Street Entrance\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dewitt Street Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493213064_10233265305809157_4314767280659284055_n.jpg\" alt=\"1950 Lewis County Fair\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1950 Lewis County Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493015591_10233265278208467_4520480102919043197_n.jpg\" alt=\"Horse Racing at the Grandstand\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Horse Racing at the Grandstand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493013715_10233265325529650_2160582265691383310_n.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Dewitt Street Entrance\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Dewitt Street Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493226232_10233265327609702_1277600954622943496_n.jpg\" alt=\"493226232_10233265327609702_1277600954622943496_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492864330_10233265279688504_1341143335292290284_n.jpg\" alt=\"492864330_10233265279688504_1341143335292290284_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 of 24\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492948749_10233265330249768_1707259682480125845_n.jpg\" alt=\"492948749_10233265330249768_1707259682480125845_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe581a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe581a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35af5ae\" data-id=\"35af5ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7406d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da7406d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 50th and 75th Anniversaries\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-419ae5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"419ae5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cad86fe\" data-id=\"cad86fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68859b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"68859b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-128ac52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"128ac52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7ddbaf\" data-id=\"a7ddbaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1beef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd1beef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phrase \u201cdown on the farm\u201d carries with it many images of times past. The picture may be dim or sharply defined according to why it is remembered. In 1871, after 50 years of fairs, the Lewis County Fair reflected many changes indicative of the life and times of the American people on the farms\u2026and therefore the majority of Lewis County residents, due to the agricultural nature of their lives. Improved machines are basic and taken for granted today in the magic of technology that permits the work of fifteen farmers to be done by three. When Lewis County\u2019s Fair was fifty years old, the reflection of this ease came about at the fair by the stabilization of the Fairgrounds. The permanent location now made all improvements more valuable investments by the fact that they were there to stay. The exhibit buildings could better speak of the vast innovations in agricultural equipment methods and excellence settled in the ease and comfort of new buildings. With each year\u2019s profit now the fair could be improved yearly and gave more impetus to its non-profit activities. At this time in local history, the Lewis County Fairgrounds were still located southeast of the village.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was with the most perfect ease that the fair celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary. Honored guests included several who had attended the 1821 Fair. One of the more colorful of these was the 1821 Assistant Marshal, Ela Merriam. Amidst all the gaiety and with much fanfare, at the age of 80, Ela Merriam was promoted to Marshal. The drawing together of the very old with the new was noticeably evident that year. Horatio Arthur showed his newly invented potato machine. Uncommon antiques contrasted the newness in the ways of man with precious glimpses of the past. A powder horn made at Fort Schuyler in 1780, a cup, saucer, silver spoons, and a platter from England out of the early 1700\u2019s, a homemade piece of flannel 130 years old, and a pair of socks knitted from the string raveling of cheese bandages apple of the people in the long ago. During the fair women served fruits, oysters, coffee and cider and everything was to be remembered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vast improvements in equipment for farming continued to be the major gain in agriculture as the Lewis County Fair moved into its 75th year. A Journal and Republican report on the 1896 fair described the innovations in farm equipment that was destined to make America the most well fed country in the world:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSeveral manufacturers of farm implements have made cheap corn harvesters for doing the work by horsepower. These are simply made in the form of a sled, with large sharp blades of steel on each side extending beyond the sled. The sled is driven between the rows of corn, with a man to drive and regulate the cutter, while another gathers the stalks as they are cut and dropped into his arm. In this way, two men and a horse can cut several acres in a day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-927bf4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"927bf4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-012b45b\" data-id=\"012b45b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f024f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f024f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Centennial &amp; Following Fairs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db3f39e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db3f39e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c9c9fe\" data-id=\"5c9c9fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744dec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"744dec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bab369 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bab369\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2b895c\" data-id=\"b2b895c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a6bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6a6bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-195205.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-195205.png 658w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-195205-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37ddc3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37ddc3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a918dd0\" data-id=\"a918dd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e97c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e97c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a610b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a610b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-675cafc\" data-id=\"675cafc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d38c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71d38c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 1921 Lewis County Fair, the Centennial, was a colorful event according to the graphic description given by the Journal and Republican:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA tremendous crowd was on the grounds, the chief attraction being the Centennial Pageant, which took place on the race track at 1:30 P.M.\u00a0 The line was headed by Glenn Smith as Marshall, followed by the old officers of the Fair Association in automobiles, after which began the representation period of 100 years ago. Step by step the advance of Lewis County to the present time was shown, all of the developments in modes of living and dress being depicted. Prominent in the line was an old ox cart drawn by a pair of oxen. Riding in the cart were Leonard Greer, Mrs. S. Brown Richardson, Betty Fowler, Phyllis Arthur, and Elizabeth Williams, all dressed in ancient costumes. Then came the overland coach, drawn by four horses, which made a stop at Dad House\u2019s tavern and took aboard a party of old time pleasure seekers en route to the Lewis County Fair. Three floats presented the Grange and cooperative associations while another float carried a miniature church with a wedding party about to enter. Other floats carried spinning wheels and clothes looms in operation, a corn husking party, threshing grain with flails, modern threshers, tractors, and ancient and modern plows.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many were the changes that crowned the glorious centennial year of 1921. They were changes that gave a glimpse of today, for the present day Fair to translate into tomorrow. The age of speed was cracking through the shell of America to become the fast pace we know today. As mechanization became the way of life on the farm, and in every facet of American living, the face of the fair changed visibility to reflect this new identity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Home Bureau, organized in 1920, conducted a children\u2019s nursery, a parcel check stand, and a very popular milk bar. Story hours were arranged twice a day for the children and over 600 lunches were sold. In a historical address, Dean Herbert E. Cook glorified those machine age advances made over the previous 100 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipment was valuable and expensive. In 1930, a public address system was installed for the Fair Superintendent\u2019s convenience. The popular \u201cParsons\u201d White would no longer ride through the town on horseback directing and announcing the day\u2019s events. Gone was the drama of this particular flavor of 1876 showmanship\u2026speed and convenience took its place. By 1948 J. H. Ross &amp; Sons\u2019 farm equipment was worth $30,000.00. The Ross family over the years have displayed such items of interest as the first cream separator, the first universal milker, and the first concrete mixer. The first premium won by the Ross family started back in 1893.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-430da5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"430da5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57a252d\" data-id=\"57a252d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67154f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67154f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Fair &amp; World War II\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c4091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90c4091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World War II influenced some of the group activities and dedications. In 1941, there was a National Defense program one night with soldiers from Camp Drum, the WAC had an exhibit booth and all the war\u2019s reflexes were felt at the fair in army exhibits featuring radar sets, guns, fighter plane engines, and bombsights. The war years were no deterrent to the continuing efforts of the Lewis County Fair in their service to the County. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e136cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e136cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2843a4d\" data-id=\"2843a4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28c6dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e28c6dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-809bbc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"809bbc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcfb129\" data-id=\"dcfb129\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f3207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f3207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entertainment History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa97e03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa97e03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9a1854\" data-id=\"f9a1854\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d897c35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcf9679\" data-id=\"fcf9679\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be02f9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6be02f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/fair-theme-history\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here for the Fair Theme History (1973-Present)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e10353 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e10353\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d90be1e\" data-id=\"d90be1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551c87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551c87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1870s as the fair found its new permanent home at \u201cForest Park,\u201d the current fairgrounds, a community band made the day\u2019s activities more festive by marching through the town to the fairgrounds to the happy sounds of music. Visitors came in the early morning to picnic for the whole day under the trees of Forest Park. The carnival was its usual merry-go-round, ferris wheel, and cotton-candy. Baseball games, band concerts, speakers, and special events were more exciting for the fresh quality that comes with a new discovery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were balloon ascensions, airplane flights, and unusually daring acrobatic acts. An outstanding fireworks display, brand new to the scene, was donated by James E. March of New York City, a former Lowville resident. Two experts from Coney Island were engaged to fire them, and the extreme caution that publicized the danger of the event only served to create more thrills and suspense in the minds of the spectators. The popular attractions of the era were the Glendale and Turin Bands, fancy bicycle riding by Professor C. Fred Cope of Baltimore, and the hometown baseball game which was an everlasting important feature for the local participant and fan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People came from near and far to stay with relatives in order to see the Lewis County Fair. Local transportation was a 4-Horse Stage from Port Leyden to Lowville via Turin and Houseville. The consumingly interesting agricultural displays of the times and the luxury of horse racing, filled every minute of the hour until the band played to the close of each day, by marching back to Lowville, wearily but willingly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-814d005 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"814d005\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0042034\" data-id=\"0042034\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784add6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784add6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some things were discontinued in this changing mid-20th Century period, others had their beginnings. Horse racing which was so popular before was abandoned in the 1950\u2019s. The five day fair of the 1920\u2019s became a day and night week long event, to accommodate those people now working in the daytime industry. Military bands replaced the old time community groups. Floats, firemen\u2019s parades, pretty girls in cars were entering the ever-changing \u201cstage of the people\u201d from the theater of progress. To the horse-pulling events were added tractor pulling contests. Automobile dealer\u2019s wares were an exciting addition to anticipate, the source of wonder and the dream of possession was for many families part of the day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68045da\" data-id=\"68045da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea81b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ea81b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134143.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4303\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134143.png 998w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134143-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134143-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Beauty Contest, 1966<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98beb79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98beb79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f869f06\" data-id=\"f869f06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bd9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1bd9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134130.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4302\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134130.png 956w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134130-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134130-768x490.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd2d5f9\" data-id=\"cd2d5f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82299c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"82299c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7808be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7808be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many were the \u201cfirsts\u201d of the early 20th Century. Many groups began at that time and many grew more important in size and activity. The 4-H club, which began in Lewis County in the late 1920\u2019s, took part in the fair for the first time in 1931. Since those early years membership has increased considerably, as have the goals of exhibition of projects displayed by the young people. Grange booths originated in the 1920\u2019s and the FFA started their display booths in the 1930\u2019s. In 1957 the Grange held its own centennial with floats and pageantry bespeaking the organization\u2019s historical background.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc00082 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc00082\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aff40b\" data-id=\"5aff40b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88964d8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88964d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most meaningful purposes the Lewis County Fair can boast about is its healthy encouragement of activity with youth. With a nation torn apart with doubts about the young people of America, it is with a distinct sense of pride that Fairs can declare themselves a dynamic center for wholesome social exchange. As a place for wonderment and competition, they inspire young people to learn by doing, educationally and culturally. From the spelling bee, talent shows, and other youth and adult competitions, the Lewis County Fair continues to serve the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premium awarding has always been the incentive for competition at any fair. In 1821 there was 300 dollars worth of premiums paid to four categories. In 1970, $16,000 was paid to 16 categories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country music concerts have long been a tradition the Lewis County Fair has been able to provide to the fairgoers. From many notable names like Little Jimmy Dickens, Stella Parton, Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, Box Car Willie, Jim Ed Brown, and local star Patti Stanford, to recent stars like David Lee Murphy, Eric Church, Randy Houser, Jon Pardi, and Travis Tritt. In the absence of a concert, or in some cases accompanying, other shows such as the Joie Chitwood Hell Drivers, Hollywood Thrill Show, rodeos, and circuses have won the memories of fairgoers. We hope that the tradition of memorable entertainment continues for many many years to come at the great Lewis County Fair!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original purpose of the Lewis County Fair was to improve agriculture in the county. That purpose has grown to include much more. It has encouraged citizens young and old to improve their skills through honest competition, while at the same time giving wholesome pleasure and entertainment. The striving for excellence inert in the activities has moved itself outward to include the physical surroundings and bring together the unified feeling of the \u201chometown!\u201d The get-together principle is that spirit, that intangible something that has made the Lewis County Fair reach old age through all of its many changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0dfede\" data-id=\"c0dfede\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4e56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed4e56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134152.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134152.png 960w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134152-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134152-768x440.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dancing at the Lewis County Fair<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c3617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66c3617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134021-1024x563.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4299\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hot Air  Balloon at the Lewis County Fair in Turin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba9b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ba9b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/scan0135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/scan0135.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/scan0135-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A veiw of the Lewis County Fair Midway<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16462e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16462e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c90841b\" data-id=\"c90841b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70fef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e70fef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1993.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1993.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1993-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lewis County Fair, 1993<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e988dfc\" data-id=\"e988dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b2acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01b2acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2003-Midway_LCF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2003-Midway_LCF.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2003-Midway_LCF-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lewis County Fair 2003<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbe876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fbe876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/baby-show-300x239.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/baby-show-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/baby-show-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/baby-show-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/baby-show-1536x1226.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/baby-show.jpg 1892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Baby Show<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a058d4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a058d4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db943e7\" data-id=\"db943e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411c71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"411c71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1988.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1988.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1988-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Journal and Republican, July 6th, 1988<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c95c9aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c95c9aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-868b7ee\" data-id=\"868b7ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225589_10233265252287819_8226853593714380752_n-1024x822.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225589_10233265252287819_8226853593714380752_n-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225589_10233265252287819_8226853593714380752_n-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225589_10233265252287819_8226853593714380752_n-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225589_10233265252287819_8226853593714380752_n-1536x1232.jpg 1536w, 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48096d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493275029_10233265278688479_2985315578713299005_n-1024x811.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493275029_10233265278688479_2985315578713299005_n-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493275029_10233265278688479_2985315578713299005_n-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493275029_10233265278688479_2985315578713299005_n-768x608.jpg 768w, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225629_10233265254527875_6630019557530956852_n-1024x813.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225629_10233265254527875_6630019557530956852_n-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225629_10233265254527875_6630019557530956852_n-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225629_10233265254527875_6630019557530956852_n-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/493225629_10233265254527875_6630019557530956852_n-1536x1219.jpg 1536w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492998259_10233265316569426_3852011588626570733_n-1024x850.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492998259_10233265316569426_3852011588626570733_n-1024x850.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492998259_10233265316569426_3852011588626570733_n-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492998259_10233265316569426_3852011588626570733_n-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492998259_10233265316569426_3852011588626570733_n-1536x1274.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492998259_10233265316569426_3852011588626570733_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b922e1\" data-id=\"9b922e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d062c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2d062c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492956017_10233265311889309_46646797597158090_n-1024x822.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4954\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492956017_10233265311889309_46646797597158090_n-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492956017_10233265311889309_46646797597158090_n-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492956017_10233265311889309_46646797597158090_n-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492956017_10233265311889309_46646797597158090_n-1536x1232.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492956017_10233265311889309_46646797597158090_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b77883f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b77883f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4cfe16\" data-id=\"e4cfe16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5ee86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db5ee86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"The Big Cheese\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9847c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9847c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his speech at the first fair (1821), Judge Stow, the fair president at the time, called agriculture \u201can art at once the most important, the most necessary, and the most honorable to men. It is the source of every comfort\u2026the basis of every other art\u2026\u201d He praised the county\u2019s oars, barley, peas, potatoes, and maple sugar, but felt that horses and cattle could be improved. He vehemently declared, \u201cthe degraded character of our cheese\u2026is a deep disgrace to our county and calls aloud for a change.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The change was a distinct one. There soon came a time in the 1900\u2019s when there were just as many cheese factories devoted to improving the quality of Lewis County\u2019s cheese as there were schools to improve the minds of its young. \u201cThe Big Cheese\u201d became a well-known trademark of Lewis County by 1926, because of a six ton cheese made in West Martinsburg. This superlative of foods was escorted by the Lowville Band and exhibited not only at Lewis County\u2019s Fair, but at State Fair in Syracuse. In 1916, a five ton cheese was also produced at the West Martinsburg cheese factory to make its way to the World\u2019s Fair in New York City. Needless to say, Judge stow stimulated \u2018great\u2019 change in the cheese producing \u201cdeep disgrace\u201d of Lewis County. To this day \u201cThe Big Cheese\u201d is still synonymous with the Lewis County Fair.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d69e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5d69e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-163644-768x534.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-163644-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-163644-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-163644-1024x712.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-163644.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Big Cheese<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22cfcf5\" data-id=\"22cfcf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5692679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5692679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aug-19-1926.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aug-19-1926.jpg 358w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aug-19-1926-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Journal and Republican, August 19th, 1926<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223de0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"223de0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/464919502_27367857989528046_1106061057365572270_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4620\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/464919502_27367857989528046_1106061057365572270_n.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/464919502_27367857989528046_1106061057365572270_n-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Newspaper Article from the Journal &amp; Republican, 2017<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-471a569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"471a569\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d1ba7\" data-id=\"42d1ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f1545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4f1545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taffy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-585a306 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"585a306\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e2dcbc\" data-id=\"8e2dcbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb997b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb997b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Taffy Stand, built in 1876, has long been known as be the oldest concession stand at the fair. Taffy pulling is documented to have taken place here since 1895 and until recent years, was still operated by descendants of its founder, Charlie Ryan, co-owner of a candy store in Lowville with his brother Jim. After Charlie, the stand was operated by his son, Charles, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Minnie. The operation eventually passed to Minnie\u2019s nephew. Beryl Freeman, who began working the stand at age 12 and continued there every year until the late 1990s.<\/p><p>In addition to the Taffy Stand, another of the earliest concession stands has endured, and has been\u00a0converted into an Information Booth, which sits along the southwestern end of the racetrack, just south of the Grandstand and Fair Office.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e26e14d\" data-id=\"e26e14d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30682b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e30682b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1910-e1727458318984.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1910-e1727458318984.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1910-e1727458318984-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Journal and Republican and Lowville Times, 1910<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b337ec2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b337ec2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-880f722\" data-id=\"880f722\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70632fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70632fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f065245\" data-id=\"f065245\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85b0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f85b0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c92fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24c92fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-202610.png\" title=\"Screenshot 2024-09-26 202610\" alt=\"Taffy Stand, 2001\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Taffy Stand, 2001<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c51c2b7\" data-id=\"c51c2b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19078c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b19078c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134118-e1727459186900.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134118-e1727459186900.png 976w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134118-e1727459186900-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-134118-e1727459186900-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Ryan's Taffy Stand, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Charles Ryan shown<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-271713c\" data-id=\"271713c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a4efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"51a4efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56e8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e56e8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492946131_10233265332849833_7608439396366811468_n-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492946131_10233265332849833_7608439396366811468_n-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492946131_10233265332849833_7608439396366811468_n-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/492946131_10233265332849833_7608439396366811468_n-768x480.jpg 768w, 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c71a800\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c1c68f\" data-id=\"9c1c68f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244e44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"244e44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Pandemic &amp; A Fair<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-038ced3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"038ced3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fd901c\" data-id=\"8fd901c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a32435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a32435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-06-130839-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-4613\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be19486 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be19486\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5c1f4\" data-id=\"7c5c1f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6828ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6828ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the midst of a global pandemic, COVID-19, the Lewis County Fair Board had a very tough decision to make. The milestone celebration of the 2020 fair was canceled. On the morning of May 6, 2020, Lewis County Fair Board President Doug Hanno announced that the 2020 edition of the fair, the 200th anniversary of the event, had been canceled. Mr. Hanno said the difficult decision was made after a unanimous vote by the 24 voting members of the Fair Board. The board based their decision in part on guidance from public health experts.<\/p><p>&#8220;Based on this guidance and careful considerations, and the fact that our fair draws from so many different places, we have made the very difficult decision to cancel this year\u2019s Lewis County Fair scheduled for July 21-25, 2020,\u201d Hanno said. &#8220;We feel it is the socially correct thing to do to keep our patrons, volunteers and participants healthy and safe.\u201d<\/p><p>Plans were made to hold the 200th edition of the fair July 20-24, 2021, while for virtual activities were also had.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea5d0de\" data-id=\"ea5d0de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d9a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5d9a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-29-092943.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4371\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-29-092943.png 837w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-29-092943-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-29-092943-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fair Board president at the time, Doug Hanno, making the announcement that the 2020 fair is cancelled, May 6, 2020.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3b9492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3b9492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e6b18e\" data-id=\"3e6b18e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3b591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f3b591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flooding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0844607 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0844607\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a406db\" data-id=\"2a406db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7fffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b7fffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strike One<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6aa9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a6aa9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 11, 2024 just five days from the opening of the 203rd Lewis County Fair, &#8220;Fairadise,&#8221; a major storm hit the greater part of Lewis County causing major floods not seen in 100 years. The fairgrounds weren&#8217;t any exception. Raging waters rushed through the grounds from gate to gate, flooding buildings and causing immense damage to the facility. With just a few days till the fair, work immediately began to ensure that this year&#8217;s fair would still go on!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to many volunteers, board members, and friends of the fair the grounds were cleaned up and repaired in time for the fair\u2019s opening. But that isn\u2019t where the story ends.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3866e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3866e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450234760_3146875822114364_2501487769680071359_n-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450234760_3146875822114364_2501487769680071359_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450234760_3146875822114364_2501487769680071359_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450234760_3146875822114364_2501487769680071359_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450234760_3146875822114364_2501487769680071359_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flood damage at the fairgrounds, July 11, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d773c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d773c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450860685_1067937304849854_5055228761397988171_n-1024x1005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450860685_1067937304849854_5055228761397988171_n-1024x1005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450860685_1067937304849854_5055228761397988171_n-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450860685_1067937304849854_5055228761397988171_n-768x754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450860685_1067937304849854_5055228761397988171_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Repairs being made after the July 11, 2024 flooding<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fc2c67\" data-id=\"9fc2c67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb24cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfb24cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450562434_3146875815447698_7533938944551008347_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450562434_3146875815447698_7533938944551008347_n.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450562434_3146875815447698_7533938944551008347_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A view of the flooding on the grounds, Jully 11, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102aed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"102aed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450778439_1067788338198084_3197114798858595662_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450778439_1067788338198084_3197114798858595662_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450778439_1067788338198084_3197114798858595662_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450778439_1067788338198084_3197114798858595662_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Inisde Forest Park Pavillion, being cleaned after flooding, July 12, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445dbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"445dbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strike Two<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5840a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5840a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 16, 2024, opening day of the Lewis County Fair, and of course parade day too, another storm hit Lowville causing more major flooding. This time, fairgoers were on the grounds, and so were animals, which added an extra level of concern to the matter. After successfully getting everyone off the grounds to safety, the fair once again had some difficult decisions to make. The fair was closed for the remainder of the day, in hopes that it would reopen for the next day. The parade which everyone looked so eagerly to had no choice but to be canceled, and the fireworks display to be rescheduled. Once again, through the generous help of volunteers, friends, and the fair board, the grounds were cleaned up quickly and repaired. The fair reopened the next day with a few changes, mostly to show times, parking, and the cancellation of the out of field tractor pulls. Though it was a tough battle with mother nature, 2024\u2019s \u201cFairadise\u201d was a successful year and was enjoyed by many visitors!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ba1635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ba1635\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0372d44\" data-id=\"0372d44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca7520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fca7520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451382059_1071294621180789_3722785254184280946_n-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451382059_1071294621180789_3722785254184280946_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451382059_1071294621180789_3722785254184280946_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451382059_1071294621180789_3722785254184280946_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451382059_1071294621180789_3722785254184280946_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flooding during the fair, July 16, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f573d\" data-id=\"85f573d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb12606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb12606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451545966_1071294654514119_3039733059950796709_n-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4357\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451545966_1071294654514119_3039733059950796709_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451545966_1071294654514119_3039733059950796709_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451545966_1071294654514119_3039733059950796709_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451545966_1071294654514119_3039733059950796709_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Inside Forest Park Pavillion, July 16, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86b4a32\" data-id=\"86b4a32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b077a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b077a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451696366_1071294774514107_3924085762987745053_n-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451696366_1071294774514107_3924085762987745053_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451696366_1071294774514107_3924085762987745053_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451696366_1071294774514107_3924085762987745053_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451696366_1071294774514107_3924085762987745053_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flooding at the fair, July 16, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-288e7e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"288e7e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ffa1ca\" data-id=\"3ffa1ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a51b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a51b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451505762_1071294614514123_5593495284087153184_n-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451505762_1071294614514123_5593495284087153184_n-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451505762_1071294614514123_5593495284087153184_n-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451505762_1071294614514123_5593495284087153184_n-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451505762_1071294614514123_5593495284087153184_n-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451505762_1071294614514123_5593495284087153184_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fairgrounds just before flooding, July 16, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-def71c9\" data-id=\"def71c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210c015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"210c015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451615231_1071294741180777_8297853642089221891_n-653x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451615231_1071294741180777_8297853642089221891_n-653x1024.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451615231_1071294741180777_8297853642089221891_n-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451615231_1071294741180777_8297853642089221891_n-768x1204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451615231_1071294741180777_8297853642089221891_n-980x1536.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451615231_1071294741180777_8297853642089221891_n.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Racetrack, July 16, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b621a00\" data-id=\"b621a00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f95e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f95e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451808502_1071294811180770_4544730324917256382_n-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4363\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451808502_1071294811180770_4544730324917256382_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451808502_1071294811180770_4544730324917256382_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451808502_1071294811180770_4544730324917256382_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/451808502_1071294811180770_4544730324917256382_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Horse Barn, July 16, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc7a207 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc7a207\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6af22c7\" data-id=\"6af22c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a443f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21a443f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-529a9e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"529a9e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5bed55\" data-id=\"f5bed55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9caffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9caffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/OLD-fair-logo-digitized-01-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/OLD-fair-logo-digitized-01-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/OLD-fair-logo-digitized-01-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/OLD-fair-logo-digitized-01-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/OLD-fair-logo-digitized-01-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/OLD-fair-logo-digitized-01-2048x1583.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Former Lewis County Fair Logo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67209d1\" data-id=\"67209d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe2ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2fe2ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eff31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eff31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-Lewis-County-Fair-Logo-Transparent-1024x572.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-Lewis-County-Fair-Logo-Transparent-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-Lewis-County-Fair-Logo-Transparent-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-Lewis-County-Fair-Logo-Transparent-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-Lewis-County-Fair-Logo-Transparent-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-Lewis-County-Fair-Logo-Transparent-2048x1144.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Current Lewis County Fair Logo (since 2015)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8298659 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8298659\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-079b4c2\" data-id=\"079b4c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e59bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e59bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce5b650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce5b650\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2758876\" data-id=\"2758876\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf6310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daf6310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>History is made everyday, so check back for some more history fun!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A view of the 92nd Lewis County Fair, August 28, 1913 Table of Contents Our Story Early Fairs The formation of county agricultural societies had their beginning in New York State about 1815. The first agricultural society in Lewis County was formed in 1820, and the first Lewis County Fair was held on October 3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4241","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4241"}],"version-history":[{"count":115,"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5434,"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4241\/revisions\/5434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lewiscountyfair.org\/new-york-lewis-county-fair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}