Thunder Bay: Fun, games and corn at Hymers Fair

By THE CHRONICLE-JOURNAL
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The Labour Day holiday weekend will be filled with fun, games, music and corn at the 2008 Hymers Fall Fair.
First held in 1912, this year‘s fair runs Sunday and Monday, and is to include traditional events like daily prizes, produce and livestock competitions, and variety shows.
“It is fairly traditional, and that seems to get the people coming back – they don‘t seem to mind,” fair secretary Debbie Hoover said Tuesday.
However, this year will also feature some new content, including a silent crafts action, an oxen display presented by Fort William Historical Park, and an air band contest in which participants mime along to their favourite tunes.
Each year‘s fair has a governing theme, which influences the events and food.
Last year‘s theme was goats, and this year‘s is corn.
Visitors can expect a wide array of corn-based baking and cooking this year.
Average fair attendance in previous years has been around 10,000 people over the the two days.
The fair officially opens at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Further information and directions to get there are available online at the fair‘s website.

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