County Fair Legacy Project

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

We would like to use the Legacy Funds to provide live musical free entertainment during the fair. The Sloughgrass band is a local Minnesota musical group. We would like them to perform two days of the fair. We would also like to do a Landscape Photography "lecture" and show at this years fair featuring Ben Sunne, a local Minnesota photographer who specializes in Landscape Photography. The interest in Landscape Photography has grown over the past few years and this would be a real benefit to the entire community. We will need to upgrade the Photography display area including some new drywall and track lighting.

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

We expect that 75-100 people will visit the photography display. We will post a "visitor's log" to track attendance. We can expect the same amount will attend the lectures given as well., , It is harder to track attendance at the musical performances since the stage is a free stage and is located in an area between the food trucks, but we expect many people mill about and take in the music while waiting on food, etc. I would estimate that 500-750 people will take in the music over the course of the two days of performances.

Recipient Board Members
Anna Fisher - President, Josh Lehman - VP 1, Ken Wendt - VP 2, Kelly Haney - Secretary/Treasurer
Project Manager
First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Haney
Organization Name
Northern MN District Fair Assn
Street Address
901 MAIN ST
City
Littlefork
State
MN
Phone
218-240-1811
Administered By
Administered by
Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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