State Fair ‘has a lot to celebrate’

Officials pleased with ’21 event, even before totals are in

  • The overhead tramway provided a different perspective of the Nebraska State Fair, showing a fairgrounds full of people, ag equipment, food vendors and carnival rides.
    The overhead tramway provided a different perspective of the Nebraska State Fair, showing a fairgrounds full of people, ag equipment, food vendors and carnival rides.
Final numbers aren’t yet in for this year’s Nebraska State Fair, but the early consensus is that the turnout was strong as the showcase event in Grand Island returned to pre-COVID activity levels. “Outstanding,” State Fair Board member Dawn Caldwell said Tuesday morning when asked to summarize this year’s 11-day fair. “We had a great turnout throughout the entire fair, except that Thursday that…

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