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MOWER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
WITH ITS MANY FACILITIES, THE MOWER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IS AVAILABLE TO HOST A WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS.
The fairgrounds include over 40 acres of fence-secured property and includes:
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n 4 large exhibit buildings with over 50,000 square feet of space n An inside arena that seats 800 people n A covered grandstand that seats 1,500 people n An outside lighted horse arena n Exhibit buildings of various sizes n Meeting rooms (heated & air conditioned) n Modern restrooms with showers (heated & air conditioned) n Paved streets n Camping hook-ups n Livestock penning:150 box stalls (10’x10’) n 300 horse tie stalls (5’x10’) n 3000 feet of cattle tie area n 700 small animal pens (5’x5’) n Portable stage n Picnic tables, Benches and Portable bleachers
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MOWER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Mower County Historical Society preserves the history of Mower County using 17 buildings and 11 outdoor themed exhibits. Take a tour of an original building from the early days of George A. Hormel and Co., explore steam engine locomotive 1004, or search for your ancestors in the Research Library. The Administration Building and Research Library are open year-round. The Historical Society is perfect for family outings, student groups, and those who just want to see what it was like “in the old days.” Open to the public. Site tours available.
1. Creative Arts Building 2. Poultry Building 3. Sheep Barn 4. Children’s Barnyard 5. Rabbit Barn 6. Cattle Barn 7. Swine Barn 8. Crane Pavilion 9. Radio Cabin 10. Horse Barn 11. FairOffice 12. Goat Barn 13. 4-H Building 14. Horticulture Building 15. Herb & Murl’s Food Stand 16. St. Olaf Food Stand & CaretakersOffice 17. Caretakers Storage 18. Plager Building 19. Old A&W Building 20. Small Pavilion Patio 21. Old Beer Garden 22. Purple Ribbon Plaza 23. Grandstand 24. Bathrooms & Showers 25. Covered Bleachers 26. Horse Arena 27. Godfather’s Pavilion 28. Electrical Shed 29. Excelsior School 30. Rahilly Buggy Building 31. Original Fair Building 32. Christ Episcopal Church 33. Kehret Wayside Chapel 34. Game & Fish Building 35. Sherman Tank 36. MCHS Administration & Library 37. Pioneer Building 38. Blacksmith Shop & Original Hormel Building 39. Communications Building 40. Collections Building 41. Train Area 42. Headquarters Building 43. Fire Museum 44. Oakland Depot 45. 1004 Steam Engine 46. Log Cabin 47. Agriculture Building
