Houghton County Fair
Located in Hancock, MI (All times EST)
August 27-30, 2009
2009 Entertainment Schedule (tentative)
Thursday, August 27
10:00 am Youth Horse Show
3:00 pm Schmidt Amusements Midway Opens
4:00 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
5:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show—Roving
6:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Exhibit Building)
6:00 pm Exhibit Buildings Open
6:00 pm Poultry/Rabbit Show (Small Animal Barn)
6:30 pm Miss Houghton County Queen Pageant (Indoor Stage) with the Copper Country Cloggers,
Sponsored by Great Lakes Mutual Insurance Co.
7:00 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
7:00 pm Motocross (Main Event Arena) Sponsored by Dan’s Polaris, DP Construction, M&M Power Sports, Superior Sand and Gravel
8:30 pm Lindsay Maki (Indoor Stage)
9:00 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
10:00 pm Exhibit Buildings Close/Schmidt Amusements and Midway Remains Open
Friday, August 28
9:00 am Swine Show (Livestock Pavilion)
11:00 am Market Steer Show (Livestock Pavilion)
11:00 am Jason and Bob Juggling Show—Roving
11:30 am Exhibit Buildings Open
(*Indoor Arena opens at 10:30 am)
12 Noon Schmidt Amusements Midway Opens
Noon-4 Senior Citizens’ Day Program (Age 55 and over) lunch, entertainment, prize drawings (Indoor Arena) Sponsored by Kinnunen Homes
12 Noon Dairy and Beef Show (Livestock Pavilion)
12 Noon Ruth E. Best Homemaker of the Year (FCE) and Open Class Exhibits Awards
12:30 pm Chicago Honey Bear Dancers (Indoor Stage)
1:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Exhibit Building)
1:30 pm Old Time Variety Music (Indoor Stage)
2:00 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
2-8 pm “CHIPS” Child Identification Program (Indoor Arena)
3:00 pm Sheep and Goat Show (Livestock Pavilion)
3:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Indoor Stage)
4:30 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
5:00 pm Horse Jumping Show (Horse Arena)
5:00 pm Chicago Honey Bear Dancers (Indoor Stage)
5:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Exhibit Building)
6:00 pm Farm Tractor Pull (Main Event Arena) Copper Range Abstract and Title
7:15 pm Chicago Honey Bear Dancers (Indoor Stage)
7:30 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
8-10 pm Music by Mike Urbis (Indoor Stage)
8:30 pm Off Road Derby (Main Event Arena) Sponsored by NAPA of Calumet & Houghton and Toucan Auto
10:00 pm Exhibit Buildings Close/Schmidt Amusements and Midway Remains Open
Saturday, August 29
9:00 am Livestock Skill-a-thon (Livestock Barn) Sponsored by Houghton Keweenaw 4-H Council
10:00 am Draft Horse Halter/Driving Show (Horse Arena) Sponsored by Copper Range Abstract and Title
11:00 am Celebrity Horseshoe Pitching Contest; Cities of Hancock vs. Houghton (Horseshoe Pit in Ballfield)
Sponsored by Wells Fargo
11:00 am Chicago Honey Bear Dancers Workshop for performing arts (youth) (Indoor Stage)
11:30 am Exhibit Buildings Open
12 Noon Schmidt Amusements Midway Opens
12 Noon Danny Becia (Indoor Stage)
12 Noon Horse Shoe Pitching Tournament (singles) registration 11 am (Horseshoe Pit in Ballfield)
12:30 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
12:15 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Indoor Stage)
1:00 pm Youth Talent Show (Indoor Stage)
1:30 pm Parade of Horses Sponsored by CD’s Maple Acres & Wonderland Ranch (from Horse Barn to Main Event Arena)
2-8 pm “CHIPS” Child Identification Program (Indoor Arena)
2:30 pm Chicago Honey Bear Dancers (Indoor Stage)
3:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Exhibit Building)
3:00 pm Open Horse Show - Games (Horse Arena)
3:00 pm Draft Horse Pull (Main Arena) Sponsored by Portage Health
3:30 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
4:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Roving)
4:30 pm Livestock Auction (Livestock Pavilion) Sponsored by B. Patient Auctioneer Service
5:00 pm Music by Tom Katalin (Indoor Stage)
6:30 pm Chicago Honey Bear Dancers (Indoor Stage)
6:30 pm South Range VFW Veteran’s Program (Main Event Arena)
7:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Indoor Stage)
7:00 pm Tom Katalin Outdoors (Main Event Arena)
7:30 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
8:00 pm Monster Truck’s (Main Event Arena) Sponsored by Superior Sand and Gravel, Superior Rent-All and Sales, Domino’s Pizza
Sick Air Free Style Motorcycle Jumpers featuring Scott Murray (Main Event Arena in conjunction with
Monster Truck Show) Sponsored by Superior National Bank and Trust
10:00 pm Exhibit Buildings Close/Schmidt Amusements and Midway Remains Open
Sunday, August 30
10:00 am Open Horse Show (Horse Arena)
11:30 am Exhibit Buildings Open
12 Noon Horseshoe Pitching Tournament (doubles) register 11 am (Horseshoe Pit in Ballfield)
12 Noon Schmidt Amusements Midway Opens
12 Noon Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
12:30 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Indoor Stage)
1:00 pm Country Connection Music (Indoor Stage)
1:30 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
2:00 pm Demolition Derby Car/Minivans (Main Event Arena) Sponsored by NAPA of Calumet &
Houghton, Range Bank, RC Mechanical, Keweenaw Gas Cooperative
3:00 pm Jason and Bob Juggling Show (Indoor Stage)
3:30 pm Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway) Sponsored by Plum Creek Foundation
5:00 pm Exhibit Buildings Close/Schmidt Amusements and Midway Remains Open
Exhibits Released 5–6:30 pm
Ride the People Mover Sponsored by Lakeside Auto from the parking lot to the gates
No Pets Allowed
Service Dogs and Seeing Eye Dogs Only
No Alcohol Allowed
No Personal Motorized Vehicles
Bicycles, scooters, and rollerblades prohibited within the grounds during fair hours


