Cooler weather boosts State Fair totals

Attendance at Grand Island venue up 19 percent over last year for first five days

  • Giltner kindergartners pose for a class photo during their day at Nebraska’s Largest Classroom at the State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 2
    Giltner kindergartners pose for a class photo during their day at Nebraska’s Largest Classroom at the State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 2

    The final curtain has fallen on Nebraska’s “Big Stage” – the state fair in Grand Island – and, looking at the attendance numbers at least, the show is getting rave reviews! While final numbers are still being tallied, according to some reports coupled with first-half attendance figures, this year’s fair may be a record breaker in terms of attendance. According to fair officials the first week…