(Radio Iowa) - A 25 million dollar project to restore the historic livestock barns Iowa State Fairgrounds is being celebrated on the first day of this year's fair.
Work on the Sheep Barn -- originally built in 1915 -- is nearly complete and the Horse Barn is next on the list. Peter Cownie (COW-nee), executive director of Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation, says the livestock barns are the backbone of the fair and represent the culture and the agricultural heritage of the state.
Today's (Thursday's) opening ceremonies for this year's Iowa State Fair were staged in front of the Sheep Barn, where sheep shows were already underway.