The Equity's Special Feature:
Shawville Fair 2026
On Thursday, August 27th we published a special second section of The Equity devoted to the 170th anniversary of The Shawville Fair. Here are the stories we featured.
Shawville Fair highlights from over the years
A look back at nearly a century of Shawville Fair coverage, from THE EQUITY’s first year of publication in 1883 through 1977, when our extensive photo archives begin. 1883 The
Hello and welcome to the Shawville Fair
As we get ready for the 170th Shawville Fair, I can’t help but feel proud. The Fair has been a big part of my family’s life for over 40 years.
New beef tent to showcase local breeds
A new addition to this year’s fair will be a tent dedicated to informing the public about beef cattle. Pontiac Agricultural Society director Mavis Hanna explained that this is the
Sheep show showing signs of growth
For Curtis Driscoll, the goal is more than simply putting on a sheep show at the Shawville Fair. The Calumet Island resident hopes to eventually turn the annual competition into
Meet your local MAPAQ office
It sits on a little side street near Shawville’s downtown, and you would only find it if you knew what you were looking for, but the local office of the
Learning by doing, healing by caring
Though Bria Pieschke grew up in farm country, she didn’t grow up in a farming family. It wasn’t until her best friend’s family named a newborn calf after her that
Behind the scenes with the Beer Tent volunteers
While the focus of the Shawville Fair is promoting Pontiac’s agricultural community and heritage, it’s no secret that the beer tent is a popular spot during the weekend’s festivities. From
Shawville Fair’s firefighter face-off returns
If you’ve got a burning desire to watch the Pontiac’s firefighters test their skills in a head-to-head competition, this year’s Shawville Fair has exactly what you’re looking for. Monday morning’s
Big rock, country names to grace Main Stage
This year’s entertainment lineup is sure to keep you dancing all night long, three nights in a row. With headliners Big Wreck, Jackson Dean and Chris Janson, there’ll be something
Celebrating 170 years of the Shawville Fair
It’s like clockwork, the way the evenings begin to cool and the heat of the day loses its heaviness, the sweet corn and tomatoes enter their prime, and the sunflowers
Colouring Pages
We’ve taken some of our favourite photos from last year’s Shawville Fair and turned them into colouring pages! Click the image below to get a digital copy.
Note: Although the photos were taken by humans, the colouring pages were created by AI.