Lost Cokato: The Cokato Street Fairs

Mike Worcester, "Lost Cokato: The Cokato Street Fairs." In The Midst Of, Cokato Historical Society (Fall, 1997) vol. 17 no. 4.

Young children trying to eat an apple on a string without the use of their hands. Cokato Street Fair, early 1900s.

Early each October, from 1903 to 1915, downtown Cokato was transformed from a retail center into a thriving street fair. People came from miles around to see carnival entertainment, play games, and see huge displays of farm crops and home crafts.

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