North Dakota State Fair Manager Bob Wagoner agreed that what lies at the heart of the fair is agriculture.
"It's the best of the best in all of the agriculture programs, and the 4-H and FFA programs are some of the best in the country. They culminate at the state fair to show the best of what's available in livestock, static exhibits and horticulture. We've got several thousands of square footage of rooms with their products, and of course the barns are full of livestock," he said. "It's a great way to showcase the best of the state's agriculture and heritage. There is a tremendous amount of history and heritage available for people to learn about and also to teach their children about and be part of for a short nine day period."
He stated that the NDSF has one of the best reputations in terms of agriculture.
"There's a lot of agriculture, a lot of heritage there because that is a main industry of the state," he said. "It's a true state fair system because the winners of the blue ribbons move up to the state competitions, it truly is the best of the best in that regard." Wagoner also commented that people in our area who enjoyed the recent fair activities will also enjoy Minot's festivities.
"The Upper Missouri Valley Fair just ended (Sunday), and I went to that. If people enjoyed that, then they will love this because it's just kind of the next step up. I get to a lot of county fairs around the state and the fair here in Williston is one of the better ones in the state."
He said that fairgoers from all over are attracted to what the fair has to offer.
"People exhibit from all over the state as well as visiting from all over the state, and we get tremendous number of visitors down from Canada and we certainly encourage and rely on that and some from the neighboring states as well. This is the big draw, it is the largest annual event in the state of North Dakota.
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