Chippewa County Fair begins - Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.
KINROSS - With the delivery of poultry and rabbits the 2009 Chippewa County Fair quietly opened on Sunday marking the first of nine days at the fairgrounds. Today's activities culminate at 7:30 p.m. with Go Cart Racing at the Grandstand while on the Midway carnival workers will construct the wild rides and attractive games of skill and luck which annually draw the big crowds to this event. The Skerbeck Brother's Carnival begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Two other big events are also scheduled for this day with the introduction of the Chippewa County Fair Queen in the Grandstand at 7:30 p.m. followed by the USA Demolition Derby at 8 p.m. On Wednesday, the carnival rides resume at 1 p.m. with a special promotion calling for unlimited rides from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with the purchase of a $20 wrist band. Wednesday events also include a USA Demolition Derby at 8 p.m. On Thursday, the dead weight tractor pull is scheduled for 9 a.m. with the carnival rides to resume at 1 p.m. The big event on this evening is described as Car Hockey and kicks off in the Grandstand at 7 p.m. Tractor pulls will be featured Friday morning with the garden class set for 9 a.m. and the farm tractor class slated for 11:30 a.m. Carnival rides are set for 1 p.m. on this day with the Grandstand featuring stock car racing at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday the garden tractors will compete with the draft horses as both events are scheduled for 9 a.m. Carnival rides begin at noon with the market livestock sale slated for 1:30 p.m. The Antique Tractor Parade is slated for 7 p.m. in the Grandstand followed by the Dafter Lion's Mud Run at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday an open horse show kicks things off at 8 a.m. with a garden tractor pull to follow at 9 a.m. The Antique Classic Tractor Pull will follow at 11:30 a.m. It will be a busy day in the Grandstand with worship services at 9 a.m., a pony pull at 1 p.m., a horse pull at 2 p.m. and gospel music at 7 p.m. The Fair concludes on Labor Day beginning with a 9 a.m. garden tractor pull. Other activities include a car show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and an 11 a.m. chicken barbecue sponsored by Kinross EMS.
