Hubbard County Fair gets underway

The Hubbard County Fair came back this week after a year off due to COVID-19.

Fair events actually started last month, with fashion projects being judged and livestock, horse and dog interviews held on June 23, and demonstrations and performing arts projects going forward on June 24.

General 4-H projects were judged Tuesday afternoon in the exhibit hall at the fairgrounds. Livestock shows started Wednesday afternoon with goats, poultry and rabbits leading the way, and the Motocity Raceway Motocross show Wednesday evening at the grandstand. Also opening on Wednesday was the fair midway with games, rides, food stands and entertainment.

In a variety of dirt bike and quad (four-wheeler) classes for ages 4 and up, Motocross contenders from all over the state swerved, jumped and kicked up dirt during the first round of racing, just to earn their places in the starting lineup for Round 2.

Final results of the races were not available at press time. However, contenders included Maddie Shepherd, Kolby Shepherd, Kaden Shepherd, Jordyn Shepherd, Gabe Hoogakker, Noah Phillippi, Isaiah Phillipi, Ike Anderson, Hattie Anderson, Thomas Warmbold, Tucker Deblieck, Diesel Walker and Savannah Walker of Park Rapids, Wyatt Knowles of Akeley, Justen Berttunen and Tegan Kako of Menahga, and Kian Hagen and Calvin Harstad of Laporte.

Fair coverage continues in Wednesday’s edition of the Park Rapids Enterprise.

1/7: The Hubbard County Fair midway came alive Wednesday evening for the first time since 2019. (Robin Fish/Enterprise, July 14, 2021)

2/7: Declan Deschene of Park Rapids tries his eye at Cork Gun Fun, Wednesday on the fair midway. (Robin Fish/Enterprise, July 14, 2021)

3/7: Second grader Wyatt Wicks of the Dorset Snowy Owls 4-H Club presents his "Jurassic World" Lego project Tuesday, July 13, at the Hubbard County Fair. (Robin Fish/Enterprise, July 13, 2021)

4/7: Judge Donna Geiser chats with Kimberly Ohm of the 5th H Theater Group about her indoor gardening project, an English ivy plant, Tuesday, July 13 at the Hubbard County Fair. "She knows quite a bit about it," Geiser said. (Robin Fish/Enterprise, July 13, 2021)

5/7: Miranda Kowalke watches as judge Kim Cornell gives her Bantam chicken a once-over during Wednesday's 4-H poultry show at the Hubbard County Fair. (Robin Fish/Enterprise, July 14, 2021)

6/7: Charlie Etzler of Menahga, a member of Green Valley Livewires 4-H Club, visits his pig Mistic, a.k.a. Bashful, Wednesday in the livestock barn at the Hubbard County Fair. The swine at the left is Doc and belongs to Charlie's brother Will. (Robin Fish/Enterprise, July 14, 2021)

7/7: Caleb Koljonen, 30, of Ottertail takes a corner during the Motocity Raceway Motocross races Wednesday night on the Hubbard County Fair grandstand. (Robin Fish/Enterprise, July 14, 2021)