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The fair is a 501(c)(3) organization. The Fryeburg Fair features livestock shows, harness racing, horse pulling, antique farm and forestry equipment displays and demonstrations, horticultural and culinary contests and displays, a petting zoo, agricultural vendor displays, live musical acts, amusement rides, and food stands.
Harness racing at the Cumberland Fair. The annual Maine State Pumpkin and Squash Weigh-Off is held at the fair. [1] The winner of the event receives $500. An adult is limited to one entry in the giant squash and pumpkin weigh-off. [1] The 2015 winner of this event was Edwin Pierpont, who harvested a 1,046 pound pumpkin. [2]
The Union Fair is an annual agricultural fair in Union, Maine. [1] It began in 1869 and, since 1886, all fairs in Knox County have taken place in Union. [2] [3] No fair was held in 1917–18, 1942–45 nor 2020. For many years the fair started on the third Saturday before Labor Day and run for eight days closing on the following Saturday. The ...
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Maine at large was potentially considered a secondary battleground during the 2024 election cycle. In 2016, Trump narrowly lost Maine at-large to Hillary Clinton by less than 3% and a margin of 22,142 votes. However, in 2020 Biden won the state by just over 9% and 74,302 votes, though Trump held Maine's 2nd congressional district.
A modern version of that flag used from 1901 to 1909 took the state by storm during the Maine's bicentennial in 2020, and has appeared on hats, sweatshirts and soon license plates. This popularity ...
The 2024 Maine State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election using instant-runoff voting held on June 11, 2024, to elect the 132nd Maine Senate. [1] Voters in all 35 districts of the Maine State Senate elected their senators.
Coffee sales were not offered at the fair for many decades. By 2011 vendors could sell organic, fair-trade coffee. [8] The two food courts only serve organic food. For the first time in 2017, the fair was powered entirely by alternative sources, including a 102-Kilowatt solar array, a series of heat pumps and a small wind turbine. [9] [10]