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!

Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen On September 24 it was off to the Bloomsburg Fair!  Upon arrival, I was immediately greeted by some of the fair board members.  I was then given a lovely tour of the beautiful Bloomsburg Fair!  On the tour, I saw many food venders, livestock, and I toured many buildings that displayed numerous 4-H and Open exhibits ranging from fruits and vegetables, quilts, clothing, and much more.   One of the most popular attractions at the Bloomsburg Fair is the Sky Ride.  This is a ski-lift that hovers about 25 feet above the ground.  I had a wonderful view of the fair while riding this ride!  Bloomsburg Fair, many thanks for a great evening! 

Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen After the Oley Valley Fair it was off to the Gratz Fair!  Upon arrival, I had the pleasure of meeting the newly crowned 2018 Gratz Fair Queen and Queen Coordinator.  I spent the rest of my afternoon touring the fairgrounds with them and hearing about all of the events that had occurred throughout the week.  The queen shared her experience of participating in the "Queen Boot Camp" which better prepared her and the other candidates for the queen contest!  What a great experience for young women!  Many thanks to the Gratz Fair for a lovely visit!

Elizabeth Voight 2018 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen On first day of fall (September 22), I traveled to northeast Pennsylvania to be a part of the Oley Valley Community Fair!  The fair President, Mr. Kevin Bieber, greeted me and gave me a wonderful tour of the fair!  All fairs are truly unique and one of the interesting events at this fair is the pumpkin growing contest.  This year's winner produced a pumpkin weighing over 700 pounds!  The food stands operating at Oley Valley were headed up by volunteers throughout the community.  The community presence was certainly evident throughout the fair!  I enjoyed eating the delicious french fries and a creamy vanilla milkshake.  Following the meal I spent the rest of my time working in the milkshake stand.  Thank you, Oley Valley Community Fair!