Renfrew Fair

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The Renfrew Fair is an annual event held in Renfrew, Ontario. The fair has been operating since 1852, when it was "organized by local Scotsmen with a government grant". [1]

As of 1918, it was reportedly the "second largest county fair in Ontario". [2]

Notes

  1. "Whitton Praises Renfrew". Mercury-Advance. Vol. 101, no. 8. September 13, 1972.
  2. "Local News". The Carp Review. Vol. 15, no. 28. September 19, 1918.

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