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Beneath the Sea + Giveaway [CONTEST CLOSED]

September 12, 2015

We have a winner! Congratulations to Dominick for being selected as today’s blog giveaway winner. Thank you to everyone who played! Make sure you like/follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more contests and fun Fair photos/videos. ____________________________________________________________ What better way to cool off in this crazy heat than a little dip in the ocean?  Beneath the Sea is the…

New animals at The Farm

August 22, 2014

For all animal lovers stopping by the Farm, you will be so surprised by what we have in store for you that we guarantee you will create long-lasting memories at this fun and educational experience. There will be activities for people of all ages that include milking goats, seeing pig races, and potentially seeing a…

Stingray Trivia

August 13, 2012

If you haven’t already heard, stingrays are coming to the Fair this year! Although we will be blogging and taking pictures/video of the new exhibit we thought it would be fun to give you some facts we’ve learned about stingrays in the past month or so. Did you know: Stingrays don’t have bones; their bodies…

Did You Know Angora Goats' Wool Makes Mohair Sweaters?

August 31, 2011

Neither did I! But after spending a morning with Sky Shivers, the handlebar-mustached Oklahoman cowboy/farmer who coordinates the Fair’s popular FairView Farms, I learned a lot of things. And so will you after visiting the Farm. Sky and his “posse” have really boosted the educational foundation of the Farm but you’re having so much fun,…

Ode to a Fair and a Girl Growing Up

August 20, 2008

My darling daughter, age 4 ¾, will be starting kindergarten in six days, 16 days before the opening of what will be my eighth Fair. Obviously when I started here, my girl wasn’t even in the planning stages. But then, a few years later, there I was, teetering around like a weebles-wobble-but-they-won’t-fall-down figurine, nearly eight…