Collected Item: “143 Year Tradition Interrupted”
Give your story a title.
143 Year Tradition Interrupted
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Screenshot, From Agricultural Society Page
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
The Grantsburg Fair was a big part of my life growing up and it happened every year in August. 2020 would have been the fair's 143rd year but was interrupted due to the pandemic. It was surprising to hear that something that was so expected from my childhood could be interrupted by COVID.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#grantsburg, #wisconsin, #agriculture, #fair, #ruralvoices, #asu #hst485
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.burnettcoagfair.com/what-s-happening/2020-fair-schedule-cancelled
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Burnett County Agricultural Society
Give this story a date.
2020-08