Maine Memory Network

Old Home Week parade, Kennebunk, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Floats, Kennebunk parade, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

The World's Largest Oxen

Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.