Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen On October 23rd, I attended the Farm City Banquet right in my home town...Lebanon!  I helped work a booth with the Lebanon County 4-H Livestock Club and spoke with many Lebanon County natives.  I enjoyed a wonderful dinner and listening to the key note speaker, Mr. Joe Bastardi!  He shared his vast knowledge on weather trends. 

Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen On October 8, I visited the Manheim Community Farm Show...the LAST fair.  What a nice way to wrap up my fair travels!  Upon arrival I was given a tour of the fairs grounds.  Pumpkins, corn shucks, and lights lined the walk ways showcasing some products from the harvest season.  2017 Manheim Community Farm Show Queen, Emily Witmer, greeted me and we enjoyed catching up!  I had the pleasure of getting to know her well at the state convention in January.  I then, took part in their royalty ceremony and spoke about my role as the Pennsylvania State Fair Queen.  I was honored to participate in their ceremony as they crowned their new queen.  What I admired most about this fair was the strong sense of community!  Special thanks to the Manheim Community Farm Show for your warm hospitality and a wonderful evening! 

Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen One of my main roles as serving as the Pennsylvania State Fair Queen is to educate the non-Ag public about fairs and the agricultural industry.  On October 4, I had a wonderful opportunity to do just that, along side of other commodity representatives from around the state!  We enjoyed interacting with numerous school aged children from the Harrisburg area.  These students took part in crafts, special activities, and enjoyed some candy treats!  It was nice visiting with other royalty and learning all about their year serving in their royalty position!  

Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen Mud...this seems to be something that many fairs have struggled with this year.  Hats off to the West Lampeter Fair for working together as a community to face this issue head on, and despite the less than ideal conditions, have another wonderful fair!  While I was there, I enjoyed helping and speaking at the 4-H Livestock Sale and was given a tour of their fair grounds.  I especially enjoyed their unique petting zoo filled with animals such as: a camel, a tarantula, a kangaroo, a porcupine and many more!  Thank you to the West Lampeter Community Fair for inviting me to be apart of your fair!

Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen Following a visit to the Bloomsburg fair, it was off to the Ephrata Fair!  I was so honored to be a small part of the 100 year celebration for the Ephrata Fair!  What a tribute to the many volunteers who have joined together to make this fair a success for so many years.  Unfortunately, like many fairs, throughout the state the weather was not ideal and it rained, causing some of the events to be cancelled or moved indoors.  But that did not stop the opening ceremonies for the 100 year to occur!  Many special visitors payed a visit to take part in this ceremony.  I was proud to join in the celebration and speak a little bit about my role as the Pennsylvania State Fair Queen.  Congratulations to the Ephrata Fair for reaching 100 years!  It was just a pleasure to attend the Ephrata Fair!