Good weather leads to large crowds at Canfield Fair

CANFIELD — Fair board members declared the 166th Canfield Fair another success.

Over the first five days of the fair, 246,372 people walked through the gates — 13,262 more than in the first five days in 2011, said Timm Schreiber, fair board member.

Schreiber said attendance was up every day this year over last year. He attributes that to mostly good weather.

“We were blessed not to get the predicted rain from Hurricane Isaac,” he said.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if we came in ahead of last year’s Monday total,” he said.

Chuck Booth, fair board president, said the fair’s opening day was the highest attended Wednesday in eight years.

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