Steele County Free Fair

Last night my family and I had a great time at the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna. My wife and I were joined by my daughter and her two daughters and my son's daughter. She was visiting us for a few days and I thought the fair would be a perfect way to wrap up her visit...

Details of Senior Citizen Day at the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna will be discussed on AM Minnesota at 9:30AM. I hope to have the Steele County sheriff join us to talk about safety at the fair. You may have heard the State Fair is increasing police presence at their event and stepping up searches of backpacks and coolers...

Manke's Outdoor Equipment and Appliance is celebrating its 70th year in business, and Harley Manke is scheduled to be a guest on Wednesday's KDHL AM Minnesota program. I hope to find out during our interview at the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna how long Manke's has been at Minnesota's largest county fair...

The Steele County Free Fair begins Tuesday in Owatonna and on Monday's AM Minnesota, we will do our traditional preview with fair secretary Jim Gleason and communications director Todd Hale. The theme for 2016 is "Grow, Sew And Show It In 2016...

The Steele County Fair officially began with the flag raising at 5PM. In my mind it began at 2PM with the Steele County Livestock Hall of Fame Program. This was a program that began 12 years ago. It is a great way to celebrate the rich agricultural heritage of the livestock industry in Steele County...

Minnesota's largest county fair, the Steele County Free Fair, runs Aug. 18-23 this year. There are plenty of fun things to do, both free and paid, including the entertainment in the beer garden if you are of age.

The 2015 Steele County Free Fair will be here before you know it, running from Aug. 18-23, and there is no shortage of entertainment!