Slublog: Bangor Fair In Town

August 01, 2005

Bangor Fair In Town

My first reaction to this story - 'The fair's in town already?'

I didn't grow up in Maine, so my experiences with the fair are limited. I was once charged by a beefalo (a cross between a cow and a buffalo) after stupidly getting into the large pen to take a picture when I was a reporter for a local paper. The flash scared the animal, and I vaulted over the wall of the pen to avoid being knocked down.

The fair is a great event that brings old and new Maine together in one place for a week. The new Maine, though, may pose a problem in the future.

The fair's open exhibit categories of needlework, crafts, flowers and foods have been replaced by craft demonstrations, and the OTB beneath the grandstand has displaced other open exhibits.

Besides the OTB, Penn National Gaming Inc. also has plans for a racino in Bangor, possibly at Bass Park. The company must provide the city two years' notice and $1 million to use the area, but has not yet made a request, according to city officials.

While I'm not a big fan of the fair, I don't want to see it displaced by a racino or off-track betting facility. I hope those running the city have fully thought out the plans they made when they allowed those gambling companies to set up shop in Bangor. I'm beginning to get the feeling, though, that they have not, and that we have quite a fight ahead of us in the near future.

Posted by slublog at August 1, 2005 09:33 AM

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LOL I would not be surprised if that Beefalo was one out of my Grandfather's herd. Was it in a little Town called New Gloucester?

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