 Well, as of this afternoon, the 2017 Beltrami County Fair officially opened its gates for the season. This year is billed as the biggest and best Beltrami County Fair ever. The Midway kicked off the fair with arm bands for $25 and food vendors started cooking up all the fair favorites. Judging for all the exhibits began today and will continue throughout the fair, improvements have been made throughout the fair grounds so that everyone is able to check out all the fair has to offer. It's one of the busiest fairs we're looking forward to having. Our commercial space sold out especially early this year. All of our camping spots have been sold out. We've never sold out on camping spots before. Our carnival seems to be bigger than it's usually been. And so I've been to six fairs this year prior. They're all very busy this year. They're all building up, they're growing up new buildings and they're really upgrading a lot. Their interest in fairs is just increasing. While out at the fair, be sure to check out our Lakeland Public Television booth. We have some free treats and giveaways for the kids. It's also a great opportunity to enter our crews with the news giveaway. I'll be up there Saturday afternoon from noon until four. The Lakeland Public Television booth is located in the commercial exhibits building. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.