Highlights
The Maryland State Fair has been a late summer tradition since 1878, and locals affectionaly refer to it as "The 11 Best Days of Summer." Up to 500,000 people come out to the fairgrounds in Timonium for agriculture exhibitions and shows, carnival rides, concerts, thoroughbred horse racing and homegrown food. Thousands of 4-H and Future Farmers of America members compete in shows and demonstrations. Other contests include the Miss Maryland Agriculture competition, a chili championship and an animal costume contest. Must-see attractions include J Bar W Ranch Battle of the Beasts Rodeo, the Swifty Swine Racing and Swimming Pig Show and the Birthing Center. The fair regularly adds new attraction...
The Maryland State Fair has been a late summer tradition since 1878, and locals affectionaly refer to it as "The 11 Best Days of Summer." Up to 500,000 people come out to the fairgrounds in Timonium for agriculture exhibitions and shows, carnival rides, concerts, thoroughbred horse racing and homegrown food. Thousands of 4-H and Future Farmers of America members compete in shows and demonstrations. Other contests include the Miss Maryland Agriculture competition, a chili championship and an animal costume contest. Must-see attractions include J Bar W Ranch Battle of the Beasts Rodeo, the Swifty Swine Racing and Swimming Pig Show and the Birthing Center. The fair regularly adds new attractions, including Sudden Impact Paintball. National musical acts such as Sawyer Brown, Raven Simone, INXS and John Michael Montgomery have performed at Maryland State Fair concerts.
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Navarro wins six races to take Timonium title
The Maryland State Fair meeting at Timonium was a coming-out party for apprentice jockey Joshua Navarro as the 17-year-old won six races on the final day's program to capture his first riding title. Former jockey Dane Kobiskie took top honors among... -
Jockey, trainer races tied with a day left at Timonium
With just one afternoon of racing remaining at the Maryland State Fair, both the jockey and trainer races remain deadlocked. Chris Grove and Dane Kobiskie have saddled five winners during the first six days at Timonium and Gerald Almodovar and Joshua...Tags: Puerto Rico, Timonium, Horse (animal)
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Midway food includes a few unexpected items
Parkville native Jim Ingram is manager of the food division for Florida-based Deggeller Attractions, the company that runs the Midway at the Maryland State Fair. Since running away to join the carnival 16 years ago, at age 30 - "You could say it was a...Tags: Parkville, Timonium, Hot Dogs, Foods and Beverages
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Hampden couple is ready to bring the heat to fair
Joe Schweiger's relationship with hot peppers hasn't always been so hot.
At the age of 5, he cried until his father let him taste one, and then cried when he did.
But today, the Hampden resident and his wife, Alison, grow award-winning varieties in a...Tags: Bowling
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Bullish about bulls
Baltimore Sun reporterFor 10 days beginning tomorrow, the Maryland State Fair in Timonium will offer samplings of the best the Old Line State has to offer: crab cakes, horse racing, corn on the cob, livestock, carnival rides, bull-riding. OK, maybe one of those doesn't...Tags: Genres, Air and Aviation Sports, Rodeo, Horror (genre), Trotting
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At Md. State Fair, the running of the pigs
Zach Johnson has spent the past 12 years racing pigs at fairs nationwide, and this weekend marked his sixth return to the Maryland State Fair in Timonium.
But the goateed Kansas City resident still seems to enjoy watching the creatures waddle-trot around...Tags: Barack Obama, Livestock Farming, Timonium, Bacon, Pork Chops
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The fare of the fair
There is a lot of talk these days that Americans are worried about our diets, eating smaller portions, counting calories.
Maybe so, but not when at the Maryland State Fair. The state fair is a time for indulgence. In the waning days of summer, it is an...Tags: Dog (animal), Timonium, Cecil County, Human Body, Ice Cream
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A contest of arms for bragging rights
Steve Simons welcomed each contestant to the Armwrestling USA/Maryland Classic with the same greeting.
"You will have more fun than you can imagine," he said to throngs Saturday at the Maryland State Fair.
Fair organizers brought the event to the...Tags: Timonium, Glen Burnie, Wrestling, Arms
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Germany's invasion of Poland touched off war words
The first week of September 1939, when the world suddenly exploded into war with the invasion of Poland by Germany and the subsequent declaration of war by England and France, was defined by black headlines, extra editions and crackling trans-Atlantic...Tags: United Kingdom, H.L. Mencken, Adolf Hitler, Glenn Miller, Timonium
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Corn dogs: A state fair classic
Baltimore SunThere is a lot of talk these days that Americans are worried about our diets, eating smaller portions, counting calories. Maybe so, but not when you're the local state fair. The state fair is a time for indulgence. In the waning days of summer, it is...Tags: Halethorpe, Hot Dogs, Cheddar Cheese, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages
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An evergreen state of mind
Still growing somewhere here on Eric and Gloria Sundback's 100-acre tree farm is the two-story fir that will stand resplendent in the Blue Room of the White House this Christmas.
This is because the Sundbacks -- he's 82, she's 83 -- have just turned...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Metal and Mineral, Sasha Obama, Michelle Obama, The White House
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Summer festival guide
Special to baltimoresun.comHairdos that mirror beehives, cars that drip with unfamiliar ornaments and books that came off the shelves years ago. It's time for Baltimoreans to tuck away their winter clothes and welcome the warm weather, and there's no better way to celebrate the...Tags: Chuck Berry, Viniculture, Metal and Mineral, Artscape, Triple Crown
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