{"id":7357,"date":"2017-08-17T16:02:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T00:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?p=7357"},"modified":"2019-12-30T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T19:40:38","slug":"taking-alaska-state-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/taking-alaska-state-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Over the Alaska State Fair!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alaskans are taking over the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\">Alaska State Fair<\/a>! Well, not literally \u2026 This year, for the first time ever, <strong>we\u2019ve invited six talented, interesting Alaskans to \u201ctake over\u201d the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialalaskastatefair\/\"><strong>Fair Instagram account<\/strong><\/a> for a day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7357 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/taking-alaska-state-fair\/akfairfun-erin-kirland\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Erin Kirkland\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland-184x184.png 184w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AKFairFun-Erin-Kirland.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7361'>\n\t\t\t\tErin Kirkland\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/taking-alaska-state-fair\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Scott McMurren\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren-184x184.png 184w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-scott-mcmurren.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7364'>\n\t\t\t\tScott McMurren\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/taking-alaska-state-fair\/akfairfun-mikey-huff\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mikey Huff\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff-184x184.png 184w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-mikey-huff.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7363'>\n\t\t\t\tMikey Huff\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/taking-alaska-state-fair\/akfairfun-laura-sampson\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Laura Sampson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson-184x184.png 184w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-laura-sampson.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7362'>\n\t\t\t\tLaura Sampson\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/taking-alaska-state-fair\/akfairfun-adam-legg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Adam Legg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg-184x184.png 184w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-adam-legg.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7359'>\n\t\t\t\tAdam Legg\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/taking-alaska-state-fair\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Angela Gonzalez\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez-184x184.png 184w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akfairfun-angela-gonzalez.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7360'>\n\t\t\t\tAngela Gonzalez\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s a takeover, you ask? <\/strong>Takeovers are popular activities on social networks where different people \u201ctake over\u201d an account for the day. The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation\u2019s (AEDC) \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iloveanchorage\/\">I Love Anchorage<\/a>\u201d campaign&nbsp;was a&nbsp;popular example&nbsp;where&nbsp;Anchorage residents took over the AEDC Instagram account. During the campaign, a different person took over the AEDC\u2019s Instagram account for several days, posting about their life, work and play in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In the Fair takeover, each of our invited guests will&nbsp;contribute custom&nbsp;content&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialalaskastatefair\/\">Fair Instagram account<\/a> for&nbsp;a&nbsp;day. <strong>You can see the Fair through different eyes and follow their adventures<\/strong> at our official Instagram account @<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/officialalaskastatefair\">officialalaskastatefair<\/a> or follow the hashtag #AKFairFun on Instagram or Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s who will be taking over the Fair this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday, August 25 \u2013 Erin Kirkland, AK on the Go. <\/strong>Erin Kirkland is a freelance writer, author of the \u201cAlaska On the Go\u201d guidebook series and publisher of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AKontheGO.com\">AKontheGO.com<\/a>, Alaska&#8217;s only family travel resource. Her work has appeared in Alaska Magazine, Alaska Beyond Magazine and other national outlets. Erin is also a columnist for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adn.com\">Alaska Dispatch News<\/a> and contributes to KTVA 11\u2019s Daybreak morning show as the station\u2019s &#8220;Family Fun Expert.&#8221; <strong>You can find Erin on Instagram at @<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/akonthego\"><strong>akonthego<\/strong><\/a><strong> and at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/akonthego.com\"><strong>akonthego.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saturday, August 26 \u2013 Scott McMurren, AlaskaTravelgram. <\/strong>Scott McMurren is an Alaska travel junkie who publishes the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskatravelgram.com\">Alaska Travelgram<\/a>, an email travel newsletter, as well as the Alaska <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toursaver.com\">TourSaver<\/a>, a 2-for-1 travel coupon book. Scott lives in Anchorage with his wife, dog and his kids \u201cas they drift hither and yon\u201d and with \u201clots of sporting equipment in various states of disrepair.\u201d <strong>You can find Scott on Instagram at @<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alaskatravelgram\"><u>alaskatravelgram<\/u><\/a> and at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/AlaskaTravelgram.com\">AlaskaTravelgram.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday, August 27 \u2013 Mikey Huff, AkelaCollective. <\/strong>Mikey Huff is an Alaska-born photographer with a penchant for adventure. Discovering photography late in his high school career, he took to it without looking back. His pursuit of images has taken him from the North Slope of Alaska, to the flea markets of rural Florida. He is a social media entrepreneur, working to build up the community around him. <strong>You can find Mikey on Instagram <\/strong><strong>@<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mikeyhuff\"><strong>mikeyhuff<\/strong><\/a><strong> and at <a href=\"http:\/\/mikeyhuff.com\/\">mikeyhuff.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thursday, August 31 \u2013 Laura Sampson, Little House Big Alaska. <\/strong>Laura Sampson is on a mission. As a lifelong Alaskan, she wants the entire world to know that there&#8217;s more to the state than snow and hockey. Laura shares about real life in Alaska, recipes, and other family topics on her blog Little House Big Alaska. She&#8217;s a digital influencer, social media specialist, freelance writer and Livestreamer for hire. Laura lives in her original colony house in Palmer with her husband, two of their sons, two dogs and two cats. When she&#8217;s not online she enjoys knitting, biking, volunteering and rousing games of badminton. <strong>You can find Laura on Instagram @<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/littlehousebigalaska\/\"><strong>littlehousebigalaska<\/strong><\/a><strong> and at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/littlehousebigalaska.com\/\"><strong>Little House Big Alaska<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday, September 1 \u2013 Adam Legg, LeggLife. <\/strong>Adam Legg is a digital strategist, small business owner, social media nerd, YouTuber, nonprofit executive director, and bearded male. He and his wife Sherri love experiencing Alaska, traveling and sharing their adventures via their LeggLife YouTube channel.&nbsp;<strong>You can find Adam on Instagram @<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/adamlegg\"><strong>AdamLegg<\/strong><\/a><strong> and at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/legglifeak\"><strong>LeggLife<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday, September 3 \u2013 Angela Gonzalez, Athabascan Woman. <\/strong>Angela Gonzalez (Koyukon Athabascan) is the indigenous communications manager for First Alaskans Institute. She enjoys taking photos and blogging about the Athabascan culture and Alaska Native topics on her blog, the Athabascan Woman. Angela is a member of the Alaska Native Media Group and the Public Relations Society of America \u2013 Alaska Chapter. <strong>You can find Angela at @<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/ayatlin\"><strong>ayatlin<\/strong><\/a><strong> on Instagram and at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/athabascanwoman.com\"><strong>Athabascan Woman<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember: You can keep up with the takeovers and see what\u2019s happening at the Fair<\/strong> by following our official Instagram account @<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/officialalaskastatefair\">officialalaskastatefair<\/a> or follow the hashtag #AKFairFun on Instagram or Twitter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alaskans are taking over the Alaska State Fair! 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