Link: County Record - Gladwin, MI.
Fairgoers will see something that Gladwin County hasn’t seen in 30 years or more, the 2007 Gladwin County Fair will move to June 18-23. At least since 1976 the fair has been in July, said Joanne Varner, Gladwin County Fair office secretary. Story Continues Below On Dec. 19 the fair board was notified that AJ Carl Co., the company that supplied the carnival for the fair, was going out of business – at least in Michigan. Varner said that the fair board had some trouble finding another amusement company that fit Gladwin County’s needs. “We needed a carnival that’d be about the same size and for a full week,” she said. “Some offered the carnival for a few days or less rides.” Elliott Amusements of Mason will supply the carnival for the fair this year. Varner said it is the same company that supplied the carnival four years ago, before AJ Carl Co. “There are carnivals that won’t come to our fair because they’re too big and some were too small,” Varner said. “There are four carnivals that were our size, but were booked on our dates. We went to a carnival that had an opening.” Varner assures fairgoers that the rides and games will be similar those provided by AJ Carl Co. “There will be new pricin
