Raw States
McLean County Fair
Bloomington, IL · Festival
- When
- July 28 – August 1, 2027
- Where
- McLean County Fairgrounds (Interstate Center) · Bloomington · IL
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
McLean County's 4-H exhibitors and open-class entrants bring livestock, crafts, and produce to the fairgrounds each summer for judging, alongside a carnival midway and grandstand entertainment. The five-day fair is the county's long-running agricultural showcase.
The history within reach
- McLean County Fairsame spot
McLean County's 4-H exhibitors and open-class entrants bring livestock, crafts, and produce to the fairgrounds each summer for judging, alongside a carnival midway and grandstand entertainment.
George Mecherle, a retired farmer, worked out that farmers drove fewer miles on worse roads than city drivers and were being charged as though they did not.
- Beer Nuts2.7 mi
A sweet-and-salty glazed peanut the Shirk family had been selling as redskins until a tavern owner started calling them beer nuts, at which point they registered the name.
The McLean County Arts Center runs the Sugar Creek Arts Festival each October in Uptown Normal, a juried outdoor show of fine art and craft with live music and hands-on art-making.
Five generations have tapped the same hard maples beside Route 66, and they spell it sirup because that was the older spelling for the pure product with nothing added.