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Lac qui Parle County Fair

Learn about the history of county fairs in Minnesota.

Aired 05/10/2018

Postcards

Lac qui Parle County Fair

Clip: Season 9 Episode 12 | 19m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn about the history of county fairs in Minnesota.

Todd Patzer, Clair Anderson, Robert Glomstad and Anita T. Gaul are all interviewed for a special feature on the Lac qui Parle County Fair which draws more than 7,000 visitors each year to the fairgrounds in Madison. This segment explores the general history of county fairs in rural Minnesota, while focusing specifically on the happenings at the Lac qui Parle County Fair from the 1870s to the 1930s

Aired 05/10/2018

Postcards is a local public television program presented by Pioneer PBS

Production sponsorship is provided by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Shalom Hill Farm, Margaret A. Cargil Foundation, 96.7kram and viewers like you.

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Arts & Cultural Heritage FundExplore Alexandria MinnesotaShalom Hill FarmMargaret A. Cargill96.7 KRAM

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