Here are results of the September 1 Farm Tractor Pull at the 2017 Columbia County Fair, which attracted 125 entries and was coordinated by Larry Saulpaugh. 2,500 lb. Class - First, Devin Poucher; second, Stephanie Poucher; third, Zack Baker; fourth, Gene Geddes; fifth, Brenda Baker 3,000 lb. Class - First, Devin Poucher; second, Stephanie Poucher; ...READ MORE

Greenport, Niverville, and Lake and Millerton won the top trophies in the Columbia County Fair’s 67th annual Firefighters Parade on Saturday, September 2. Greenport was awarded the Charles “Rip” Vogel Memorial Award for Overall Best Appearing Columbia County Unit With Auxiliary. Niverville won the Philip D. Mickle Memorial Award for Overall Best Appearing Columbia County ...READ MORE

Dakota Kubli of New Lebanon High School was crowned 2017 Schoolgirl Queen Friday at the Columbia County Fair. Chosen by the judges from among contestants representing all six of Columbia County’s public high schools, she was crowned by last year’s Schoolgirl Queen, Marissa O’Dell of Ichabod Crane. Dakota is the daughter of Holly and William ...READ MORE

Bob George of Valatie, driving car #27, won the 6-cylinder and 8-cylinder vehicle feature in Thursday night’s Stoney Roberts Demolition Derby in front of a packed grandstand on Day 2 of the Columbia County Fair. Karlee Moore of Valatie, #28, was runner-up, while Ghent’s Danny Snow, in the #3S, was third. Winners of Thursday night ...READ MORE

Austin and Phoenix Shulkin Kids and adults sang, danced and juggled their way into the judges’ hearts on Wednesday, August 31st during the Columbia County Fair’s “Columbia County’s Got Talent” competition. The duo of Austin and Phoenix Shulkin won the Junior Division, performing a juggling act to “Jafar’s Hour.” Second was Cadence Weiss’s ...READ MORE

  The Kenya Safari Acrobats perform at 2, 4 and 7 p.m. Aug. 31 through Sept. 4 on the North Gate Stage, a free show included in the regular admission price. CHATHAM -- Adding new entertainment acts each year, the Columbia County Agricultural Society brings the dynamic Kenya Safari Acrobats to the North Gate ...READ MORE

CHATHAM - Representatives of Columbia County’s six public high schools will compete for the title of 2017 Schoolgirl Queen on Friday, September 1, continuing a Columbia County Fair tradition that has endured for 80 years. At 6:00 p.m., the gowned contestants will arrive in vintage convertibles at the stage in front of the grandstand, where ...READ MORE

CHATHAM --  Advance tickets for the 177th annual Columbia County Fair are now on sale throughout the region for the fair which takes place this year Aug. 30 through Sept. 4 at the Chatham Fairgrounds. Advance tickets are available now at the Fair Office at the fairgrounds off Route 203 here and starting Aug. 6 at ...READ MORE

Blake Rogers stands next to a giant pumpkin at a past Columbia County Fair. This is the first year the fair has included a separate Giant Pumpkin Contest. CHATHAM -- Gardeners with a serious green thumb who harvest a pumpkin weighing more than 75 pounds are encouraged to enter it in the first Columbia ...READ MORE

CHATHAM -- In its third year, the increasingly popular Amateur Craft Beer, Wine and Cider Contest continues to attract more and more entries at the Columbia County Fair, according to Superintendent Betsy Braley of Chatham. “This contest reflects the increasingly popular craft of making beer, wine and cider and it grows a little each year,” she ...READ MORE