Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
SPECTRUM ENTERTAINMENT employees Russel Crewz and Tom Sparkman set up the Ferris wheel Tuesday for the Gogebic County Fair. It runs from Thursday through Sunday off West Cloverland Drive in Ironwood.
IRONWOOD - The final preparations are being made for the 95th annual Gogebic County Fair, set to run Thursday through Sunday at the fairgrounds in Ironwood.
Fair Board President Jim Gribble said the 2016 edition will include many of the old favorites like carnival rides, grandstand shows and agricultural aspects, but there are plenty of new attractions this year, too.
While the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners and fair board have been running the fair since 1921, the fair has roots back as far as 1897, when there were races at the former Driving Park - the same site as today's fairgrou...
