Arts and Cultural Heritage Programming at Lyon County Fair
To bring a marionette show, draft horse show, and provide materials for children to make their own puppets, during the Lyon County Fair.
These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;
Track number of attendees at marionette show.Track number of attendees at draft show.
Approximately 75 adults and children attended each marionette show.Approximately 80 people attended the draft shows.
Lyon County Fair
Doug Palmer
Danielle Johnson
Randy Hansen
Shawn Jeremiason
Carol Myhre
Nichole Schreier
Pat Verly
Wally Wichmann