BLUE RIBBON SPONSORS
GRAND CHAMPION SPONSORS
CRAFTS AND HOBBIES
DEPARTMENT #14
Entries accepted on Monday,July 29th 9am to 7pm
Superintendent: Lisa Fishman: 316-7153
NOTICE:
1. Articles that have been displayed at the Northern Maine Agricultural Fair cannot be displayed again.
2. Any article considered unworthy in any class where there is no competition, will not be awarded a premium.
3. All articles must be made by the Exhibitor.
4. Best of Show cannot be entered as this prize is determined by judge.
5. In case of a dispute or misunderstanding, in any class of
Crafts and Hobbies, the decisions of the Judges and/or Superintendent, will be considered fair, impartial, and final. And
all items are entered under these conditions.
6. Enter through the Judd Street Gate for easy access to the Ag Exhibition Building.
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DIVISION 01.0 CRAFTS AND HOBBIES BY ADULTS |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-038 |
$10.00 |
$8.00 |
$5.00 |
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001 Wooden items not carved 006 Furniture 007 Mini Furniture 008 Mini Dollhouse 009 Puppets 010 Tole Painting 011 Fly-tying collection of six or more 012 Stencilling 013 Folk Art - any 015 Handmade Necklace 016 Handmade Bracelet 017 Other Handmade Jewelry 018 Homemade Birdhouse 019 Handmade baskets 020 Homemade lotion 021 Wreath - not Christmas 022 Stepping stones |
023 Silk flower arrangement 024 Candles, homemade 025 Macrame Item 026 Stained glass item 027 Fused glass item 028 Scrap booking 029 Rubber stamping, cards 031 Repurposed Wood Item 032 Repurposed Metal Item 033 Repurposed Plastic Item 034 Repurposed Fabric Item 035 Repurposed Wool Item 036 Combination of any above 037 Any Other Repurposed Item 038 Soap, homemade 039 Best of show -$50.00 |
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DIVISION 02.0 UNIQUE ITEMS (Judged by Danish System) This division is intended for truly unique items for which there is no other category. Judge determines premium. |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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$10.00 |
$8.00 |
$5.00 |
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001 Any craft item worthy of a prize |
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DIVISION 03.0 YOUTH UNDER 8 YEARS OLD (Judged by Danish System) No kits. No Legos. |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-017 |
$8.00 |
$6.00 |
$3.00 |
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001 Clay creation 002 Bead creation 003 Paper creation 004 Yarn creation 005 Finger painting 006 Rock creation 007 Sock puppets 008 Wood creation 009 Decorated T-shirt |
010 Shell creation 011 Rubberband art 012 Duct tape creation 013 Scrapbooking page 014 String Art 015 Fairy House with minimum 2 items from nature 016 Any hand crafted holiday item 017 Any other craft item 018 Best in Show - $15.00 |
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DIVISION 04.0 YOUTH 9-12 YEARS OLD No kits. No Legos. |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-028 |
$8.00 |
$6.00 |
$3.00 |
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001 Basket weaving 002 Handmade toy 003 Clay creation 004 Bead creation 005 Primitive painting item 006 Wood craft 007 Shell creation 008 Stepping stone 009 Decorated T-shirt 010 Handmade doll 011 Scrapbook pages (3) 012 Yarn Craft 013 Duct Tape: Clothing 014 Duct Tape: Non-clothing 015 String Art |
016 Sewn item 017 Rubber Band Art 018 Fairy house with min. 4 items 019 Tied fleece quilt - lap size 020 Decorated evergreen wreath or swag 021 Wreath made from natural materials - not evergreen 022 Any repurposed item 023 Any hand-crafted Holiday decoration item 024 Handmade candle 025 Handmade soap 026 Hand crafted leather item 027 Tin punched item 028 Any Other 029 Best of Show $25.00 |
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DIVISION 05.0 YOUTH 13-17 YEARS OLD No kits. No Legos. |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-026 |
$8.00 |
$6.00 |
$3.00 |
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001 Basket weaving 002 Clay creation 003 Bead creation 004 Primitive painting item 005 Wood creation 006 Stepping Stone 007 Decorated T-shirt 008 Handmade fabric doll 009 Scrapbook 010 Yarn craft 011 Duct tape: Clothing 012 Rubber Band Art 013 Any Other 014 Duct Tape: Non-clothing |
015 String Art 016 Sewn item 017 Fairy house with min. 6 items from nature 018 Tied fleece quilt - twin or full size 019 Decorated evergreen wreath or swag 020 Wreath made from natural materials - not evergreen 021 Any repurposed item 022 Any hand crafted Holiday decoration item 023 Handmade candle 024 Handmade soap 025 Handmade crafted leather item 026 Tin punched item 027 Best of Show $25.00 |
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DIVISION 06.0 STUFFED ANIMALS & TOYS Large: 24” & Over / Medium: Over 16” / Under 24” Small: 16” and under |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-009 |
$10.00 |
$8.00 |
$5.00 |
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001 Bunnies - Large 002 Bunnies - Medium 003 Bunnies - Small 004 Bears - Large 005 Bears - Medium 006 Bears - Small |
007 Others – Large 008 Others – Medium 009 Others – Small 010-Rag Doll |
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DIVISION 08.0 - ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS No kits. No Legos. |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-027 |
$8.00 |
$6.00 |
$3.00 |
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001 Basket weaving 002 Handmade toy 003 Puppet creation 004 Clothes Pin creation 005 Clay creation 006 Bead creation 007 Folk art painting 008 Wood craft 009 Paper crafts 010 Rock creation 011 Shell creation 012 Stepping stone 013 Decorated T-shirt 014 Handmade doll |
015 Scrapbooking 016 Yarn Creation 017 Duct Tape: Clothing 018 Rubber Band Art 019 Any Other 020 Duct Tape: Non-clothing 021 String Art 022 Sewn item 023 Plastic canvas animals 024 Plastic canvas flowers 025 Plastic canvas Holiday item 026 Plastic canvas - any other not listed 027 Fabric painting 028 Best of Show $25.00 |
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EXHIBITION HALL CONTEST RULES:
1. Articles that have been displayed at the Northern Maine Agricultural Fair cannot be displayed again.
2. Any article considered unworthy in any class where there is no competition, will not be awarded a premium.
3. All articles must be made by the Exhibitor under whose name they are exhibited. Goods must be new and well
laundered. Articles should have been finished within the year that they are exhibited.
4. Best of Show cannot be entered as this prize is determined by judge.
5. In case of a dispute or misunderstanding, in any class of Needlework, the decisions of the Judges and/or
Superintendent, will be considered fair, impartial, and final and all items are entered under these conditions.
6. Enter through the Judd Street Gate for easy access to the Ag Exhibition Building.
7. Federal law requires that we report to the Internal Revenue Service prizes, awards or premiums paid to any individual or partnership if the amount paid aggregate $600.00 or more. We are also required to provide the Federal Identification (E.I.) number or Social Security number. If we are not furnished the (E.I.) or Social Security number or are furnished an incorrect number we must withhold 20% of the amount to be paid. Accordingly, it is most important that all persons furnish us with their numbers, if exhibiting or participating in fair activities where premiums or prizes may be awarded.
EXHIBITION HALL DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS:
Please enter through the Judge Street Gate for easy access to the Agriculture Exhibition Hall.
EXHIBITION HALL PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS:
USE STATE STREET GATE for easy access to the Agriculture Exhibition Hall.
Please Park on Judd Street Side of the Exhibition Building
Entries and premiums may be picked up during the following time:
Sunday, August 4th 5:00pm-6:30pm
No Entry Passes will be given to pick up exhibits on Sunday.
Arrangements can be made to pick up your items at another time if you are unable to pick them up on Sunday. Please contact
Jessica Winslow 207.227.2651
Northern Maine Agricultural Fair Association
PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE – JULY 31 – AUGUST 4, 2024
COOKING
DEPARTMENT #16
Entries accepted on Wednesday, July 31st — 9:00am to 1:00 PM
Superintendent: Lisa Fishman: 316-7153
NOTICE:
1. In case of a dispute, or misunderstanding, in any class of cooking, the decisions of the Judges and/or
Superintendent of the Cooking Dept., will be considered fair, impartial, and final. All items are entered under these
conditions.
2. All cooking must be displayed on paper plates.
3. All items must be fully cooled and wrapped in plastic wrap. No wrapping will be allowed inside the exhibit hall.
4. Breads, both yeast and quick, may be entered as either full loaves or mini loaves. All other items should be regular
sized.
5. All items must be made from scratch - no use of mixes.
6. Items will not be returned to the exhibitor.
7. 6 items = 1 entry for cookies, rolls, brownies, squares, donuts, scones, candy, fudge and cupcakes.
8. Best of Show cannot be entered as this prize is determined by judge.
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DIVISION 01.0 COOKING BY INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS AND OVER |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-036 |
$10.00 |
$8.00 |
$5.00 |
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* (1/2) dozen 001 Bread, white loaf yeast 002 Bread, dark loaf yeast 003 Bread, cinnamon loaf 004 Rolls, white yeast* 005 Rolls, dark yeast* 006 Rolls, cinnamon* 007 Muffins, plain* 008 Muffins, blueberry* 009 Muffins, any other* 010 Bread, quick loaf banana 011 Bread, quick loaf blueberry 012 Bread, quick loaf any other 013 Cake, any 014 Jelly Roll 015 Chocolate Roll 016 Whoopie Pies* 017 Brownies* 018 Squares, date filled* 019 Squares, any other* 020 Doughnuts, sugar* 021 Doughnuts, chocolate* 022 Doughnuts, any other* |
023 Scones, any kind* 024 Fudge, chocolate* 025 Fudge, peanut butter* 026 Fudge, any other* 027 Candy, any other* 028 Cookies, sugar* 029 Cookies, molasses* 030 Cookies, filled* 031 Cookies, chocolate* 032 Cookies, chocolate chip* 033 Cookies, peanut butter* 034 Cookies, any other* 035 Yeast Coffee Sweet Bread 036 Cupcakes* 037 Pie, Apple 038 Pie, Berry 039 Any other cooking item 040 NEW! Cookie Sampler plate, at least six varieties, 3 samples of each variety (min. 18 cookies) 041 Yeast Bread Basket Sampler, at least four varieties 042 Best of Show $50.00 |
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DIVISION 02.0 COOKING BY INDIVIDUALS 17 YEARS AND UNDER Please enter age on entry form |
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ARTICLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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001-0016 |
$8.00 |
$5.00 |
$3.00 |
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* (1/2) dozen 001 Any sweet bread 002 Bread, yeast 003 Rolls, yeast* 004 Muffins* 005 Cake, any 006 Cookies, sugar* 007 Cookies, chocolate* 008 Cookies, chocolate chip* 009 Cookies, filled* |
010 Cookies, any other* 011 Cupcakes* 012 Jelly roll 013 Brownies* 014 Candy* 015 Any other squares* 016 Fudge* 017 Whoopie Pies 018 Best of Show $25.00 |
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EXHIBITION HALL CONTEST RULES:
1. Articles that have been displayed at the Northern Maine Agricultural Fair cannot be displayed again.
2. Any article considered unworthy in any class where there is no competition, will not be awarded a premium.
3. All articles must be made by the Exhibitor under whose name they are exhibited. Goods must be new and well
laundered. Articles should have been finished within the year that they are exhibited.
4. Best of Show cannot be entered as this prize is determined by judge.
5. In case of a dispute or misunderstanding, in any class of Needlework, the decisions of the Judges and/or
Superintendent, will be considered fair, impartial, and final and all items are entered under these conditions.
6. Enter through the Judd Street Gate for easy access to the Ag Exhibition Building.
7. Federal law requires that we report to the Internal Revenue Service prizes, awards or premiums paid to any individual or partnership if the amount paid aggregate $600.00 or more. We are also required to provide the Federal Identification (E.I.) number or Social Security number. If we are not furnished the (E.I.) or Social Security number or are furnished an incorrect number we must withhold 20% of the amount to be paid. Accordingly, it is most important that all persons furnish us with their numbers, if exhibiting or participating in fair activities where premiums or prizes may be awarded.
EXHIBITION HALL DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS:
Please enter through the Judge Street Gate for easy access to the Agriculture Exhibition Hall.
EXHIBITION HALL PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS:
USE STATE STREET GATE for easy access to the Agriculture Exhibition Hall.
Please Park on Judd Street Side of the Exhibition Building
Entries and premiums may be picked up during the following time:
Sunday, August 4th 5:00pm-6:30pm
No Entry Passes will be given to pick up exhibits on Sunday.
Arrangements can be made to pick up your items at another time if you are unable to pick them up on Sunday. Please contact
Jessica Winslow 207.227.2651
Northern Maine Agricultural Fair Association
PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE – JULY 31 – AUGUST 4, 2024
COUNTY HOMEMAKERS EXTENSION EXHIBITS
DEPARTMENT #17
Entries accepted Tuesday, July 30th 9am to 4pm
Superintendent: Lisa Fishman: 316-7153
NOTICE:
1. Any organized Homemaker Extension group may enter one display. Additional non-competitive exhibits may also
be displayed by Aroostook County Homemakers Extension (ACHE).
2. Entries should address the theme selected by ACHE. The theme must be displayed in each exhibit exactly as
stated.
3. A list of criteria for judging purposes may be obtained from the Cooperative Extension office.
4. All items will be exhibited at the owner’s risk.
5. The displays will be limited in size to one unit of the semi-partitioned table area in the Exhibition Hall.
Approximate dimensions: 4 ft. wide table - 3 ft. deep with a 3 in. apron around the front; backing - 5 ft. 8 in.
6. The contents will be determined by the individual groups but shall not include crepe paper backdrops or
streamer, cut greenery out of water, or excessive use of flammable material of any kind. All canned goods that
are displayed must be processed according to USDA guidelines.
7. A list of items displayed shall be submitted to the superintendent.
8. Exhibits must be in place between 10am-12 PM on Thursday, August 3rd prior to the start of the fair, and may
be removed after 5pm on Sunday, August 6th.
9. Judges will be persons invited to donate their time to ACHE and they will be selected at the suggestion of the
ACHE’s Fair Committee member. The decision of the judges will be considered fair, impartial, and final.
10. Enter through the Judd Street Gate for easy access to the Ag Exhibition Building.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY HOMEMAKERS EXTENSION
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Article |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
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001 |
$100 |
$75 |
$50 |
$50 |
$50 |
$50 |
$50 |
EXHIBITION HALL CONTEST RULES:
1. Articles that have been displayed at the Northern Maine Agricultural Fair cannot be displayed again.
2. Any article considered unworthy in any class where there is no competition, will not be awarded a premium.
3. All articles must be made by the Exhibitor under whose name they are exhibited. Goods must be new and well
laundered. Articles should have been finished within the year that they are exhibited.
4. Best of Show cannot be entered as this prize is determined by judge.
5. In case of a dispute or misunderstanding, in any class of Needlework, the decisions of the Judges and/or
Superintendent, will be considered fair, impartial, and final and all items are entered under these conditions.
6. Enter through the Judd Street Gate for easy access to the Ag Exhibition Building.
7. Federal law requires that we report to the Internal Revenue Service prizes, awards or premiums paid to any individual or partnership if the amount paid aggregate $600.00 or more. We are also required to provide the Federal Identification (E.I.) number or Social Security number. If we are not furnished the (E.I.) or Social Security number or are furnished an incorrect number we must withhold 20% of the amount to be paid. Accordingly, it is most important that all persons furnish us with their numbers, if exhibiting or participating in fair activities where premiums or prizes may be awarded.
EXHIBITION HALL DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS:
Please enter through the Judge Street Gate for easy access to the Agriculture Exhibition Hall.
EXHIBITION HALL PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS:
USE STATE STREET GATE for easy access to the Agriculture Exhibition Hall.
Please Park on Judd Street Side of the Exhibition Building
Entries and premiums may be picked up during the following time:
Sunday, August 4th 5:00pm-6:30pm
No Entry Passes will be given to pick up exhibits on Sunday.
Arrangements can be made to pick up your items at another time if you are unable to pick them up on Sunday. Please contact
Jessica Winslow 207.227.2651
Northern Maine Agricultural Fair Association
PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE – JULY 31 – AUGUST 4, 2024
Contact
- +1 (207) 227 4690
- marketing@northernmainfairs.com
Address
84 Mechanic Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769
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