County Fair Legacy Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Goodhue County Fair
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2023
End Date
June 2024
Counties Affected
Goodhue
Goodhue
Project Overview

Provide a variety of free entertainment and educational activities for fairgoers of all ages. Various Minnesota artists will provide different styles of music such as old and new country, rock 'n' roll, polka and old-time waltzes. There will be Minnesota history presentations and learning activities in the old Belvidere one-room schoolhouse. And fairgoers will have the opportunity to share their creativity by painting a design on a small rock.

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect at least 20 people will attend each presentation by Doug Ohman. We will ask Doug to provide us with a count and any fair board director that attends. We expect 200 people to check out the Historical Society during the week. We will ask the Society to provide a count each day. We will have 100 rocks available to paint. We will have fair board directors take a count when musicians perform. Expected attendance for the bands and individual musicians:, The Johnny Holm Band - 500, Dave Carpenter & Friends - 50, Hayden Ashworth - 75, Troy Aron Johnson - 150, George's Concertina Band - 100, Bryan Anderson - 150, The Dads - 500

Recipient Board Members
Morgan Berg, Steve Boyum, Tom Bryan, Bob Gonzior, Bart Hoven, Mike Kohlnhofer, Duncan Lohmann, Travis Ryan, Matt Schliep, Carol Schumann, Wayne Thomforde, Darla Vieths, Dustin Vieths, Derek Weckerling
Project Manager
First Name
Carol
Last Name
Schumann
Organization Name
Goodhue County Fair
Street Address
PO BOX 214
City
Zumbrota
State
MN
Phone
507-732-5001
Administered By
Administered by
Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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