It all started in the valley. Nearly 125 years ago, a group of local residents dreamed up the idea of putting on a fair in Puyallup Valley in Pierce County, about 35 miles south of Seattle. In 1900, ...

We asked readers to tell us their fondest State Fair memories, and they answered: pancakes with Grandpa, a first paycheck, kids leading the way, a “magical combination of tradition and novelty,” and ...