If you didn't make it out to the Howard County Fair, you didn't miss anything new. At some point it might be a good idea to "shake" it up a bit and have more than the same ole stuff. Same rides. Same vendors. Same price for rides. Maybe I'm wrong...tell me about your experience. Was it your first? Your last? What was the biggest difference from last year or the years before?

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To Howard County’s agriculture enthusiasts, the Super Bowl has arrived. Hundreds of farm animals — including mooing heifers, jittery rabbits, squawking chickens and the occasional alpaca — from dozens of farms are on display at the Howard County Fair in West Friendship this week, their proud owners displaying grand champion ribbons as if they were gold-encrusted Super Bowl rings.Read more at www.explorehoward.com

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Where can you eat late nite (after 10 pm) in Howard County, Maryland? There may be difference between weekday and weekend responses, so be specific and tell us about your favorite late nite eats! "Like" us at facebook.com/HowardCountyMD and send us a message or follow us @HowardCountyMD and tweet or DM us your response.