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The Big E, formally known as The Eastern States Exposition, is an annual fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, which opens on the second Friday after Labor Day and runs for seventeen days. It is billed as "New England's Great State Fair," the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the fifth-largest fair in the nation. [2]
From the years of 1820 to 1895 the fair was held in a variety of locations across Essex County. In 1895, the Fair began a 15-year residence in Peabody when it bought a 50-acre plot. In 1910, the Fair moved to its current location in Topsfield, a 150-acre experimental farm that had been given to the society in 1856. [1]
The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) is an organization based in Massachusetts that comprises farmers, farm technical assistance providers, landscape designers, policy makers, bakers, brewers, and other food systems experts all working in conjunction to further the region's understanding of, access to, and support for more local and sustainable farming.
All cases reported pig exposure at least one of seven agricultural fairs between the two states. [21] 2017: 40 confirmed cases of H3N2 occurred in Maryland after swine exposure at one of three agricultural fairs. 35 of the cases occurred in people in the high-risk category for influenza complications. [22]
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]
In North Central Ohio, fair season begins July 1 with the Marion County Fair and ends Oct. 5 with the Loudonville Independent Fair. Ohio Department of Agriculture announces 2024 fairs schedule ...
The fair is located on the 62-acre (250,000 m 2) Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield, Massachusetts, approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Boston in Massachusetts' South Shore region. The fair features amusement rides, a midway, typical fair food and extensive farm and agriculture exhibits. It is one of the few remaining fairs that still ...
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