In 1908, the Aurora Business Mens Association decided to bring a
celebration to its sleepy river town. Little did these men realize
that the Aurora Farmers Fair would bring their community together
for the next 100 years. During the 1909 fall festival, Second and
Main Streets were blocked off and lined with farm exhibits and
storefronts were decorated. There were over 700 entries and 12,000
people attended. Every year merchants and manufacturers parade, and
contestants are selected from area schools to compete for a place
in the royal court that presides over the festivities. Class
reunions and family homecomings are held around the event, and
schoolchildren are released early to participate in a bicycle and
pet parade. In 1959, the Aurora Business Mens Association ceded
management and sponsorship of the fair to the Aurora Lions Club,
and in 1969, the Lions Club purchased a beautiful old building from
the Aurora Casket Company to house exhibits. Sadly, in 1998, arson
destroyed the fair building, and years? worth of fair history was
lost. This book has been created, in part, in an effort to regain a
portion of the collection that was lost.
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