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September 3, 2015
Shannonville World’s Fair keeps a tradition alive
By Stephen Petrick
News - Shannonville - There’s something special about the Shannonville World’s Fair. It’s had good years and bad years but somehow it’s managed to survive. And, after celebrating its 159th year this past weekend, the people behind it are now preparing for a milestone 160th in 2016. That’s an impressive feat for a community so small it has no official boundaries. Yet a determined group of volunteers have kept it going, knowing that to lose it would mean losing a part of the community’s history and an opportunity to teach youth about agriculture. “We’ve been down, we’ve struggled to keep it afloat,� said Debbie Sherwin, the secretary for the Shannonville Agricultural Society, which runs the fair. “But it’s the determination of the volunteers, the determination of the community (that keeps it going). They don’t want to see it go by the wayside.� The long history of the fair is difficult for Sherwin to explain. The history books on the event are sketchy and, as orga-
nizers prepared for this year’s fair, there was some debate over whether this year actually marked the 159th or 160th version. They settled on 159. What does or doesn’t make up Shannonville is also a bit unclear. The Shannonville area is generally referred to as an area along Old Highway 2, in between Belleville and Napanee and just above Tyendinaga Mohwak Territory. The host site of the fair today, however, is at the recreation complex in Tyendinaga Township, near an intersection known as Melrose. It’s safe to say that the area’s neighbourhoods and municipalities have changed over the last 159 years. But the annual late summer celebration is a mainstay. Sherwin said that the fair is an important part of Shannonville’s history because, in the early days, a fair would have been one of few opportunities for people of the community to get together for a weekend and celebrate the harvest season. It would be a rare chance for farmers to mingle with their friends
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Tom Whalen, of Napanee, drags a large weight with his tractor, as part of a tractor pull competition at the Shannonville World’s Fair. Dozens of spectators packed bleachers to see the show on Friday night, the first day of the three-day event. Photo: Stephen Petrick
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