PHOTO GALLERY: Boone County Fair Grounds is ready to welcome fair goers

July 20, 2012 | 7:48 p.m. CDT

Boone County Fair Grounds is set up to welcome fair goers Thurday, July 19, north of Columbia.

A sign off U.S. 63 North directs people to the Boone County Fair Grounds. | Amy Bruer

C.W. Adams, left, Mike Teel, and Tracy Mulligan, three of the planners behind the Boone County fair, discuss events for the 2012 fair 29 at the Boone County Fairgrounds office. | Amy Bruer

The carousel is ready for fair goers on Thurday at the Boone County Fair Grounds north of Columbia. PBJ Happee Days is providing the fair rides and is new to the Boone County Fair this year. | Carrie Durkee

The roof of the swing ride sits waiting for children on Thursday at the Boone County Fair Grounds. | Carrie Durkee