The Southeast Alaska State Fair board approved plans for a summer fair. It will be held in the Haines fairgrounds July 29 to Aug. 1. The fair will happen unless the state or the Haines Borough cancels the event.

Kari Johnson, executive director of the fair, said there will be multiple local, in-state, and out-of-state musical acts. The Lacks, Diggin Dirt, Alec and Them Rounders, and Supernova have committed to performing. Johnson said the board…