Upper Peninsula State Fair
- Upper Peninsula State Fair
The Upper Peninsula State Fair is a fair held annually in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is held in Escanaba and is one of two official state fairs in Michigan.
In April 1927, Michigan Governor Fed Green signed Act 89, which stated that "an annual state fair at the City of Escanaba, which shall have for its main purpose the exploiting, and encouragement of improved methods in agriculture and industrial pursuits I hereby authorize." The opening day of the first Upper Peninsula State Fair was September 17, 1928. The present site encompasses convert|120|acre|km2 of land and 24 buildings. It also includes nearly 700 campsites.
See also
* Michigan State Fair
External links
* [http://michigan.gov/upsf Michigan State Government Link]
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