Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-08-11
Tri-State Fair Open to
Northern Part of State
LATER DATES WOULD MAKE 1T
FAVORABLE FOR ENTRIES
FROM Villas COUNTY

A good many people fail to realize
that the location of the Tri-State fair
at Superior and it's rapid growth into
the big state fair class, are based on
fundamental reasons having to do with
the natural segregation of the north
ern section of the three states border
ing on Lake Superior into a district
having it's common climate, agricultur-
al conditions and commercial inter
ests.
This Lake Superio country differs in
soil, climate, and products from the
southern portion of this tri-state
group, and it was therefore inevitable
that some where in this section an
institution of the character of the
Tri-State fair should come into being
Superior being in the center of this
district made it the natural location,
but it takes something more than
natural advantages and ideal location
to build up an institution of the worth
and magnitude of the Tri-State fair,
and to them whose vision and sac
rifice have made it what it is, the
real credit must be given. Old moth
er nature in the distribution of her
gifts, constituted this Lake Superior
country a separate unit which cannot
be conveniently served by the state
fairs at st. Paul, Milwaukee, or De-
troit. The upper peninsula of Michi-
gan is separated from the lower por-
ton of the state by broad expanse
of water, and the climate, soil and
seasons in the northern portions of
Wisconsin and Minnesota are enough
different from the rest of these two
states to make any complete showing
of our northern products at the state
fairs impossible.
The Lake Superior country is
wonderfully prolific section of the
northwest but it has its own agricul-
ural methods and problems peculiar
to this territory which receive but
superficial notice at the state fairs.
The Tri-State fair should therefore
appeal to the people in the northern
part of these three states as an in
stftution dedicated to their interests
and worthy of their utmost co-opera-
ton in proving the great possibilities
Of this section from an agricultural
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The amusement and educational
features of the fair this year will be
greater than ever before and on a
par with what is offered at the big
state fairs and altogether, the exposi-
ton opening Labor day, September
4th, will contain the biggest and most
worth while fair ever famed by the
cool breezes of Lake Superior.
The above article from the Superior
Telegram contains something of in
terest to Villas county and all other
Upper Wisconsin counties. AS the
Wisconsin and Minnesota state fairs
have arranged their dates for the past
few years without regard to Upper
Wisconsin we are strongly in favor
of tieing up with the Tri-State Fair.
The Telegram states the case as it
stands pretty accurately and the sug-
gestion that the territory spoken of
combine its efforts in supporting a
fair that will better advertise it's re-
sources could be followed with profit.
The greatest drawback is that the
dates like the state fairs are too early
for northern counties to make com
plete showings If the Tri-State Fair
will postpone it's date ten days later
next year, we would like very much to
see Villas county and its neighbors
take exhibits there instead of at the
state fair in Milwaukee.