UP State Fairgrounds
“Located on 144 acres and home of the largest fair in the Upper Peninsula, 80,000+ people walk through Escanaba’s fairground gates for this event each year. Escanaba has been the site of the U.P. State Fair ever since the first opening day on Sept. 17, 1928. That fair week, adult tickets were only 50 cents until 6 p.m., then the price dropped to 25 cents!
The fair’s wholesome family entertainment and agricultural showcase were threatened to end on Oct. 30, 2009, when state funding was eliminated for it and the State Fair held in Detroit.
The decision closed the Lower Peninsula fair in 2010, but that August, the U.P. State Fair came back stronger than ever. The 15 U.P. counties, plus the Hannahville Indian Community, rallied their resources and volunteers. Every year since, Escanaba has hosted what for many years was the only State Fair in Michigan.”
Camping $35/night
120 sites with electricity, water and sewer
250 sites with electricity and water
45 sites with electricity
350 Rustic Campsites
