Local News

Vermont State Fair

By Marguerite Loucks Dye and Marguerite Jill Dye In rereading my mother’s account of the Rutland Fair in The Mountain Times from September, 1994, I am amazed at the changes in our society that have altered state fairs across the […]

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Local News

Vermont State Fair celebrates 170 years

By Robin Alberti The Rutland Fairgrounds are abuzz with the annual Vermont State Fair running this year, Sept. 4-12. Livestock and agricultural contests, food, music, rides,  and entertainment packs each day at the fair. Schedule at vermontstatefair.org.

Looking Back

Remembering the fair

When I was a little girl back in the 1950s this was a very exciting time of year. It was fair time! The fairgrounds have been located at 175 South Main Street in Rutland since 1856. The Vermont State Fair […]

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News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

Vermont State Fair trimming debt? There will probably be a sizable time lag before we know how successful the Vermont State Fair was this year. Rutland County Agricultural Society Vice President Don Chioffi told fair-goers they could expect $150,000 of […]

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