Photo by students from LARP Dept. at UMass | The
Friends of the Fairgrounds was organized for the purpose of restoring the
Charlemont Fairgrounds. We hold one major event, Yankee Doodle Days, in
late July. Over the years we have built the information booth and the
horse /ox draw arena and stands. We have also brought the restrooms up to
code and they are once again useable. The Exhibition hall has also been
brought up to code, and it has brought much enjoyment to our fair.
We have worked with Massachusetts Historical Commission, to put the
application in order and submit it for |
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Nomination of the grounds. A small percentage of people hopes to one day
see the grandstands restored to their original state. There is also a
larger group that seems to think the grandstand should be done away with,
so if you have an opinion, please email us, we'd love to hear your
thoughts.
We continue our annual membership drive, with different memberships
available. If you are interested in receiving a membership letter, please
email friendsoffairgrounds@verizon.net
and provide your name and mailing address, and we will see that you get
one.
Join us for Yankee Doodle Days 2010
July 24 & 25th.
For more information, please visit the Friends
of the Charlemont Fairgrounds website at http://www.charlemontfairgrounds.org/
Information submitted by Carole Hall and Shirley Rouleau |
