History Themed Walking Tour of Fairgrounds
To create and promote a fun, historical walking tour of the fairgrounds. Visitors will be given a map of the grounds, with sign locations noted. Maps and signs will be written in English and Spanish. In addition to finding the signs and reading about history, visitors can call a phone number listed on the map, enter a location number, and learn more about that particular location.
Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school Band Director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year.
Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures.
Dan Grunhovd: Past president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs.
Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair
These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.
To reach out to the Spanish speaking population in Carver County, and to teach all fair visitors about the history of the fair, buildings, and events.
Some of the visitors who took the tour returned the forms, but not all. There was not an accurate tally of how many visitors took or returned forms for the tour. Of those that called the listed number to receive additional information, the granary, entrance, llama and dairy buildings were the most popular.
Cindy Dobratz
Bill Flusemann
Scott Flusemann
Dan Hoese
Mike Jensen
Jim Klein
Bob Lano
Mel Melcher
Twyla Menth
Ken Norman
Adrian Rademacher
Dale Rademacher
Dan Robb
Lou Robb
Steve Rolf
Wallace Rolf
Vernon Rosckes
Ross Schneider
Glen Strube
Curtis Wolter