2010 Nebraska State Fair

Photo Archive

State Fair Site
July 27, 2010


An aerial view of the Livestock Facilities and the 4H/FFA Exhibition Building

State Fair Site
June 7, 2010


The interior and exterior of the agricultural buildings are beginning to take shape.

State Fair Site
June 7, 2010

The three barns and ag arena.

The State Fair site is developing beautifully.

The city building at the State Fair grounds at Fonner Park.

State Fair Site
May 10, 2010

State Fair buildings.

State Fair Site
April 30, 2010

The State Fair 4H and FFA Arena.

The State Fair Ag Arena.

The State Fair Cattle Barn.

The State Fair Exhibition Building.

The State Fair Sheep and Small Animal Barn.

The State Fair Swine Barn.

State Fair Site
April 5, 2010

The State Fair Ag Arena.

The State Fair Exhibition Building.

The State Fair Sheep Barn.

Steel framing done on the Swine Barn.

State Fair Site
March 4, 2010

The State Fair Beef Barn.

The State Fair Sheep and Small Animal Barn.

The State Fair Ag Arena.

Steel framing done on the Swine Barn.

State Fair Site
January 28, 2010

2010 has continued with extreme progress.

A sky view of a grouping of State Fair buildings.

More progress at the future State Fair site!

State Fair Site
December 30, 2009

The last few days of 2009 shows great progress.

The Exhibition Building is progressing nicely even with the loads of snow!

More progress at the future State Fair site!

State Fair Site
December 18, 2009

Weather can not stop the progress of these State Fair buildings!

The Exhibition Building is getting outside walls.

Starting to see less steel and more wall.

State Fair Site
November 18, 2009

Construction is moving fast on the State Fair grounds at Fonner Park.

Steel construction is nearing completion.

More progress at the future State Fair site!

State Fair Site
November 18, 2009

Construction is moving fast on the State Fair grounds at Fonner Park.

Outer walls are going up on a couple of the steel buildings.

Lots of steel being put up on the State Fair grounds.

The beauty of construction.

State Fair Site
November 6, 2009

Progress just west of the Heartland Events Center.

State Fair building.

More progress on the Ag Arena.

State Fair Site
October 30, 2009

Birds eye view of construction.

Building just west of the Events Center

More progress on the Ag Arena.

The roof is being applied to the Ag Arena.

State Fair Site
October 23, 2009

Birds eye view of construction.

Building just west of the Events Center

More progress on the Ag Arena.

State Fair Site
October 16, 2009

Birds eye view of construction.

Land being cleared for more buildings.

More progress on the Ag Arena.

Building on cleared land.

State Fair Site
October 8, 2009

Here is the Ag Arena looking northwest.

Here is the Ag Arena looking southwest.

Here is the Ag Arena looking west.

Here is the Ag Arena looking east.

Here is the beginnings of the City Building.

Here is the lake on the site.

Chief Event
September, 2009

Attendees at Chief listen to the timeline and progress report.

Mayor Hornady and Senator Gloor join others in a tour of Chief.

Lt. Governor Sheehy listens intently on a tour of Chief.

Cindy Johnson, Chamber President, leads a group in a tour of Chief.

Mayor Hornady is excited about the beginning of construction!

A semi is loaded and ready to haul the first load of steel to the 2010 State Fair site.

State Fair Groundbreaking
July 9, 2009

Brad Fossberg, KRGI Groundbreaking Emcee	Dave Heineman Nebraska Governor	Margaret Hornady Grand Island Mayor	Tom Carlson Nebraska State Senator
Mike Gloor Nebraska State Senator	Greg Ibach Director, Nebraska Department of Agriculture	Larry Toner Chair, Fonner Park Board	Cheryl Stubbendieck Chair, 1868 Foundation
Over 300 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony		Jerry Fitzgerald Chair, Nebraska State Fair Board	Budweiser Clydesdales by H&H Distributing
Budweiser Clydesdales by H&H Distributing	State and local dignitaries perform the groundbreaking		Construction equipment moves land at State Fair site