Steele County Free Fair

Seniors get the red carpet treatment on Thursday at the Steele County Fair in Owatonna, with special senior citizen day events and deals.

In our eyes, all 4-H exhibitors at the Steele County Free Fair are winners. They put the time in to learn about their projects, and create something new, and then put it forward for judging against the work of their peers. That takes bravery and skill, which we here at KRFO/Kat Kountry 105 applaud.

My son is ready to rush to the Steele County Free Fair Wednesday, because of the forecast of rain. He claims to have great memories of attending during one of the flood days a few years ago with a good friend.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will once again have a booth located inside the Izaak Walton Building at the Steele County Free Fair.

If you love stunts, and maybe don't mind getting damp, head over to the Grandstand at the Steele County Free Fair today for two shows from ATV Big Air Tour.

Opening day of the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna featured hall of fame inductions, a flag-raising ceremony, 4-H students busy with their projects and plenty of eating.

One area you shouldn't overlook at the Steele County Free Fair is the Organic Crop section.

Bulls start the week trying to shake their riders, ATV riders will attempt to defy gravity and Hairball fans are hoping the rain stays away this week.

With all 19 structures open at the village and two exhibits to explore at the history center, the Steele County Historical Society invites fairgoers to the east side of the fairgrounds.

I googled some old articles about the Steele County Free Fair and most of the following appeared in a publication called The Billboard. In 1922, the Steele County Fair ran three days and drew 35,000. Pretty impressive considering Owatonna's population was around 18,000...