delaware county fair
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 - 11:33 am
The Delaware County Fair opened for a weeklong celebration of agriculture, carnival rides and demolition derby smashups on Sunday, Aug. 16 in Walton.
Photographer Michael Wentland, who carries his camera wherever he goes and uses a photojournalistic style... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2015 - 3:36 pm
The New York State Fair has banned sales of merchandise bearing the Confederate battle flag, but the Delaware County Fair will not follow suit.
The flag, the best-known symbol of the southern rebellion in the U.S. Civil War, became more divisive than at... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 - 6:51 pm
The state commission that disciplines judges found that Judge Richard L. Gumo, the acting judge in the village of Walton, committed misconduct during a case in which he sentenced a Walton woman to 15 days in jail for swearing in public.
Gumo demonstrated... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 - 12:13 pm
The Delaware County Fair, the Catskills' annual bacchanal of butter statuary, demolition derbies, livestock, and country pride, kicks off Monday, August 11, and runs through Saturday, August 16.
The Delaware County Fair. August 11 - 16. Walton... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 - 12:23 pm
Through this Saturday, August 18, the Delaware County Fair in Walton is going strong with rides, horse and livestock shows, bull riding, country music, and demolition derby.
Reader Ann Roberti visited the fair earlier in the week, and sent us some photos... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 - 4:39 pm
Photo: Aerial view of last year's fair. Source: delawarecountyfair.org.
Summer is the high season for the best fairs and festivals, and there's a big one going on this week. The 126th annual Delaware County Fair, which opened in Walton to fairgoers today... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 12:46 pm
The Delaware County Fair has packed up and gone home. Congrats to everyone who took home ribbons, incuding Lucas Walley, who won the title of Junior Champion in the 4-H competition with his Ayrshire spring calf. Photo by Christopher Auger-Dominguez.
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 - 10:48 am
Pigs at the Delaware County Fair. Photo by Joe Damone.
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2010 - 2:00 pm
Last November, the horse barn at the Delaware County fairground was destroyed by fire. Both of the teenagers who pled guilty to arson in the case are under 18 -- usually reason enough to keep a defendant's name out of the newspaper. But Judge Carl Becker... Read more