The Florence County Fair Park needs a new roof on its Exhibit Building. It is up to the Fair Board to raise the money to put a new roof on the building.
Please click on the "Raise the Roof" link on the side of the page above to learn more information about this project, what the needs are, and who has already offered to help with this project.
We need your help in order to make this happen. Please considering making a donation today. If everyone in Florence County donated just $1. . . we would quickly be much closer to our goal.
Christmas in Florence
Cookies for Santa Prize Winners
Under 12 years of age:
First Place - Joshua Price
Second Place - Abigail Price
Third Place - Jane Price
12 years of age and older:
First Place - Teresa Broulliere
Second Place - Connie Onsanger
Third Place - Kelsey Rogers
Florence County Fair Earns
Second Place
This was the first year that the Florence County Fair entered an exhibit in the International Association of Fairs (IAFE) Competitive Exhibits Competition. We entered our Duct Tape Contest in the Category for a New or Unique Class of Competitive Exhibits, and we earned 2nd place. We are so proud and happy to have had so many people enter this contest and make it the success it was, and we are so glad that we could share it with the IAFE members too.
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Florence’s Klumpp
honored with
Heritage Award
by IAFE
Photo by Karen Klenke
At the recent International
Association of Fairs and
Expositions (IAFE) 121st annual convention, Jessica Klumpp of the Florence County Fair was one of five volunteers presented with the Heritage Award, sponsored by Haas & Wilkerson Insurance, according the IAFE President and CEO Jim Tucker. The convention took place Nov. 28 - Dec. 1 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev.
Carol Porter of Haas & Wilkerson Insurance announced and presented the awards to the recipients, who were nominated by people associated with their fairs. Each winner received a plaque and $1,000, and each fair nominating the winners received $500. The nominees were required to have at least 10 years of fair management experience and could receive no more than $2,500 remuneration annually for serving in the position. The nominees’ fairs were also required to be current members of IAFE.
Klumpp has been working at the Florence County Fair in Florence since the age of 12 when she was hired to enter the Fair Book data. After receiving her check, she told her mother she didn’t want to get paid - she wanted to volunteer. Over the last 17 years, Klumpp has been involved in every single aspect of the fair, including serving as office manager, fair manager, entertainment committee chair, board secretary and treasurer, technology committee chair, and Fairest of the Fair coordinator.
Klumpp has attended two IAFE Zone 4 meetings, one IAFE annual convention, and the IAFE Consumer Protection Program. She is involved with the IAFE Young Professionals Initiative and is enrolled in the IAFE Institute of Fair Management.
Klumpp is also involved in the Wisconsin Association of Fairs, and has attended numerous district meetings and annual conventions. She has also presented workshops for the Wisconsin Association of Fairs and has served on many of its committees, including special projects, audit, legislative, technology, and credentials.
Klumpp’s other activities include participating in her church as a vacation Bible school teacher, youth group leader, Sunday School teacher, choir member, and secretary. At the Florence High School, she has served as drama director, Forensics coach, music/drama set designer, musical theater director, and National Honor Society advisor. In addition, she has been involved with the Florence County Chamber of Commerce and the Human Services Mentor Program, and has served as a 4-H leader.
