Published September 22. 2017 12:00AM
The 165th Great Allentown Fair, Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, Labor Day, is the unofficial end-of-summer holiday.
With the first day of Autumn, Sept. 22, here’s a look back at some of the activities and folks in the Fair’s Agri-Plex, again a showcase of products, services, collectibles and art from the region’s farms, homes, and organizations.
PRESS PHOTO BY PAUL WILLISTEINRichard Kolowitz of South Whitehall Township views the Allentown Fair display in the Agri-Plex that commemorated the 100th anniversary of Camp Crane, the Allentown Fairgrounds' transformation into a World War I United States Army Ambulance Service training camp from 1917 until the war's end in 1919. Kolowitz and his wife, Victoria, attended the Fair Sept. 4, Labor Day