Essex County Fair 2013

The Barn Yard Cackle Review will be entertaining families all week long.  There will be three shows daily.  Between shows, there will be animated learning abilities that will teach your children all about chickens.  We are pleased to find this interactive show to entertain and provide agricultural knowledge!

About our Gardens

The vegetable garden and the herb and flower gardens are contributions of Jiggs and Joanne Gardner of Essex.  These are sod gardens meaning raised bed on top of grass ground.  It can be done by using round up to kill the grass and weeds or by putting mulch below the compost to keep the grass and weeds from growing through.  Each year the Gardners come in early June and plant the garden for our pleasure.   We are grateful for their contribution to our grounds.

The Gardeners live in Essex and live the good life of producing for themselves.  The following are links to written materials by them.  They love to give garden tours at their home and Joanne loves teaching cheese making.

   http://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Use-Delighthttp://www.adirondacklife.com/content/view/243/119/-Practical-Integrated/dp/1555913245/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313510043&sr=1-2 

http://www.adirondacklife.com/content/view/243/119/


All the herbs and onions and peppers were contributed by Bonnie Plants, Utica, NY who are very generous in giving plants for community gardens such as ours and to places like Horace Nye Home. 

If you have a community garden you would like plants for, please contact the Gardners in the spring and they will put you on the list. 

Loose Connection

                                  

You may have first heard them at the Essex County Fair Car show in May, but this group has been playing together for over three years.  We are excited to present them on Wednesday, August 10 at 7 p.m. on the south stage near the 4-H dairy barn. 

The group originates from Port Henry and features George Potter as lead vocalist and guitar, Jon Defelice as vocalist and bass player, Alex Cheney on drums and vocals, and Chris Martin on keyboard and vocals. 

The group performs a large variety of music.
Loose Connection is the main band that will be performing for the Champlain Bridge opening on October.  They will be making a CD at the end of August so watch for release dates.  

CAR SHOW-MOTOR CYCLE RALLY-MUSIC FEST

ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC CAR SHOW/

MOTOR CYCLE RALLY/

                           MUSIC FEST

May 13-15, 2011

SPONSORED BY THE ESSEX COUNTY FAIR AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO BENEFIT THE FITZGERALD CANCER CENTER.  http://www.cvph.org/PatientInformation/ProgramandServices/OtherPrograms/CancerCenter/

YOUR SUPPORT IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT WILL BE KEPT LOCAL!!!!!!!

Many of you have been waiting for the details of the Car Show/Motor Cycle Rally/Music Festival so here we go!!  I have enclosed link to colored poster if anyone would like to help out and spread the word by printing and posting in your area.  Just click on title for this info.  Please pass this post on to spread the word about a fun to come weekend in the beautiful Adirondacks and Lake Champlain area. 

There will be vendors and food available on the grounds during the whole weekend!   Admission Fee is $10 each day.   ALL CONCERTS WILL BE ON THE GRAND STAND STAGE.

FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011:  6 P.M. TO 10 P.M.

Steak and Clam Bake begins at 6 p.m. at Murphy's diner down by the grand stand.  

Concert:

7 p.m. to 10 p.m.:  E'TOWN EXPRESS (Classic Rock)

www.myspace.com/etownexpress


A Bonfire will hopefully be going on as a place to gather together.  This is still under discussion.

SATURDAY,  MAY14, 201l:  9 a.m to 9 p.m.

Antique and Classic Car show starts at nine a.m. and ends at 3 p.m.

  

Concerts:

Noon to 1 p.m.:  LOOSE CONNECTION from Port Henry (Country/Rock)

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.:  FIVE STORIES FUSE  from Moriah (Country/ Rock)

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.:  THE NORSEMEN from Plattsburgh (60's and70's Rock)

5p.m. to 8 p.m,:  LOOSE CONNECTION (see above)

8 p.m. to 9 p.m.: NORTH COUNTRY TRAVELERS from Port Henry (Country/Rock)

SUNDAY,  MAY 15,  2011: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Motor Cycle Rally 

Concert:

1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: JUST US from Plattsburgh (Country/Rock)

162nd Fair in Retrospect

What a banner year for the Essex County Fair.  Admission doubled even with the competition of VT's Addison Field Days and and Franklin County Fair.

The Torres Three Ring Circus drew huge crowds for every show.  Kids that owned horses rode the pony rides and the petting zoo had the most lovable camel that kept people coming back to the area.  Shot Gun red and his talented crew royally entertained and kept us laughing at the Grand Stand Stage.

The one day of harness racing drew a huge crowd with a filled grand stand.  The dog agility was a new and well attended entity that will grow and the animal shows bloomed as ever with youth with a great future in their chosen projects.   Adult had fun too.

The demolition derby was on Saturday and it grew a bigger crowd than ever!

That is what we are about, fun, family and a small, safe fair to enjoy.  Thank you to everyone who attended.  We hope to see you again this year.  Another great fair is being planned!

History is documented with a blog!

There is little published on the history of the Essex County Fair.  I just realized that wow!  Yea, we have the last three years here in the blog.  So much work goes into planning and the handbook gets printed and plans finalized, but when it comes to documenting the fair, it has gotten left behind.  

Technology has brought us into a new phase with something as old and precious as a local county fair.  Documenting the progress and the things that went on during the fair for posterity.  I sure would love to find more history published on the previious 158 fairs.  

We are looking for pieces of that history if any one would like to share.  We have a Facebook page just for that.   

If you are a Facebook member just type in Essex County Fair in search.   It gives you opportunity to express your thoughts and feelings.  There again we have some history.

The Wild Animal Experience

We are excited to have a newly extablished petting zoo this year. This young couple seems to have a real love for animals and we are excited to have so many species of animals in one zoo. There will be babies to pet so this will be hands on.