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MARYLAND STATE FAIR: Photos of the Day
Every Day Patch Will Feature a Series of Iconic Photos From the Maryland State Fair
"Crowds gathered around to see a baby Jersey calf being born at the State Fair."
Fairgrounds president and general manager Howard "Max" Mosner says the birthing station has become a wildly popular attraction at the Maryland State Fair.
The idea was originally conceived through a partnership with veterinary students from the University of Maryland and Virginia Tech.
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Livestock have been giving birth at the Fairgrounds for the past eight or nine years, Mosner recalls.
"People really love it. We actually saw it at the state fair in Virginia, where the Virginia Tech students were doing it. When we came home we immediately contacted our counterparts up here ... We told them that we really needed to do this," Mosner said.
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--Nick DiMarco
About the photographer: Monica Lopossay was honored in 2008 with her third Pulitzer nomination for spot news, as well as several awards from the Office of The President, White House News Photographers Association and National Press Photographers Association, Best of Photojournalism.
Lopossayis currently freelancing, teaching at Towson University and at multiple non-profits throughout Baltimore City.
Patch is grateful to have Monica onboard.
