The Geauga County Fair is Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

's oldest continuous county fair and one of the oldest existing agricultural fairs in America. http://www.geaugafair.com/geaugafair_history.html It has been to Ohio every Labor Day

Labor Day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...

 weekend. This fair has been around for over 100 hundred years have a lot of events and vendors available. This fair has been known to be the Grandaddy of All Fairs because it's the largest fair in the state.

History

At first, a large group of pioneers

American pioneer

American pioneers are any of the people in American history who migrated west to join in settling and developing new areas. The term especially refers to those who were going to settle any territory which had previously not been settled or developed by European or American society, although the...

 had a vision to come together to form an early Agricultural Society

Agricultural society

An agricultural society may refer to:*An agrarian society, one where the chief occupation is agriculture: typically contrasted with an industrial society....

. During February 1823, the men bonded together to form the first Agriculture and Domestic Manufacture Group. Shortly after the Manufacture Group was formed, this group of men realized they wanted something more. They wanted a place where they could combine fellowship with good old-fashioned fun and American Yankee Creativity. In Pursuit of this goal, the Agriculture and Domestic Group held its first official fair on October 23, 1823. The early fairs were alternately held in Burton

Burton, Ohio

Burton is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census.-History:Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement...

 and Chardon

Chardon, Ohio

Chardon is a city in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Geauga County.-History:Chardon is named after Peter Chardon Brooks, who donated land to build the historic Chardon Square....

, with at least one fair held in Painesville

Painesville, Ohio

As of the 2010 Census, there were 19,563 people. As of the census of 2000, there were 17,503 people, 6,525 households, and 4,032 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,928.6 people per square mile . There were 6,933 housing units at an average density of 1,160.0 per square mile...

, Ohio after the separation of Lake County

Lake County

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 from Geauga County in 1840.

Events

There are over 300 vendors and concessionaries with over 65 events to offer. Some of the events offered are Demolition derby

Demolition derby

Demolition derby is a motorsport usually presented at county fairs and festivals. While rules vary from event to event, the typical demolition derby event consists of five or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another...

, Cowboy Mounted Shooting

Cowboy Mounted Shooting

Cowboy Mounted Shooting is a competitive equestrian sport regulated by several national organizations such as CMSA, SASS, MSA, etc. that requires the riding of a horse to negotiate a shooting pattern where targets are engaged with theatrical-stage-blank ammunition that is certified to break a...

, Tractor and Truck Pull, and Motor Thrillcade. Most of the events offered are free with an exception of some costing between $5 and $15.

Demolition derby is a motor sport that is held at most fairs around the world. The races include up to five drivers that dodge their vehicles into one another and the last vehicle that is left is declared the winner.

Truck and Tractor Pull consists of street licensed 4x4 trucks weighing up to 8,000 pounds pulling item that are up to 10,000 or more pounds http://www.geaugafair.com/fair_entertainment.html

Motor Thrillcade is similar to the Truck and Tractor Pull. This event consists of Monster Trucks, FMX

FMX

FMX is an acronym used to describe several things:*Famoxadone, a pesticide abbreviated as FMX*FMX , a system employing audio noise reduction*Freestyle Motocross...

, and Jet Vehicles along with stunt driving.

Founders

The Foundation Board includes:

• Paul E. Harris, Chairman
• Anthony P. Rastall, Vice Chair
• Dianne Kellogg, Secretary/Treasurer
• Howard W. Bates
• Keith E. Chapman
• Beverly D. McClelland
• James F. Patterson
• Robert J. Rogish, Jr.
• John Rowland
• Robin L. Stanley

Fair officers and officials

Each year there is an election held for new fair officers. There is also a board of twenty-one elected fair directors. Each fair director is elected from different townships with each holding a term for up to three years. The elected fair officials for the year of 2011 are as follows;

• President -
• Vice President - Bob Rogish
• Secretary - Paul Harris
• Treasure - Dianne Kellogg