What to Know
Ortonville is home to the Big Stone County Fair, which celebrates the westernmost Minnesota county on the South Dakota border where Big Stone Lake headwaters of the Minnesota River and grain farming define a community at the continental divide between the Gulf of Mexico and Hudson Bay drainages.
Before You Go
Ortonville sits on Big Stone Lake at the Minnesota-South Dakota border. Big Stone Lake is the headwaters of the Minnesota River and sits on the continental divide between Gulf of Mexico and Hudson Bay drainages. Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge protects critical wetlands.
On the Midway
The fair features livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, grain exhibits, local food vendors, and the community spirit of a small western Minnesota agricultural county.
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