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Houghton County Fair Underway

The Houghton County Fair continues today. Exhibit buildings open at 11. The midway cranks up at 1.

Fair board member Kathy Caspary says the traditional Senior Day activities will begin at noon inside the Houghton County Arena…

Age 55 and up, you get a free lunch, while they last.

Mike Urbis will perform on the indoor stage at 12:30.

The junior livestock auction will start at 5:30 at the livestock barn. Anyone can bid on the animals that have been raised by local youth. If you win one, a company will be on hand to arrange for processing.

Main event features today include the farm tractor pull at 5:30, and the off-road derby at 7:30. Cathy Isaacson will be tonight’s featured performer on the indoor stage.

Highlights tomorrow include the youth talent show at 12:30 on the indoor stage. The show has been expanded this year to include groups, as well as individual performers. Kids Fun Day activities will take place between 3 and 5 in the indoor arena. Monster trucks will return tomorrow night, with a chance to meet the drivers at 6, and the competition beginning at 7:30 at the outdoor arena.

The fair wraps up Sunday with the demolition derby at 2:00. The midway and other activities will close Sunday afternoon at 5.

See the full schedule here.

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