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DeKalb County
13th Annual St. Joe Pickle Festival
Grabill Country Fair The Grabill Country Fair will be Labor Day weekend. Started in 1972 with a handful of crafters and food vendors it has grown into one of the largest family events in of Northeast Indiana! Contests include the Baby Crawl, Watermelon Eating, Egg Toss and the Cherry Pit Spit. Click here to see their website for scheduling and events. Spencerville Covered Bridge Festival
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Ft. Wayne, just twenty miles south of Sechlers, provides something for everyone: the Children’s Zoo, Botanical Conservatory, Lincoln Museum, Science Central are educational and entertaining. Art venues, interactive museums, annual festivals, touring Broadway shows and restaurants provide fine dining and culture. The Fort Wayne Komets hockey and Fort Wayne Wizards baseball host seasonal sports events. Learn more about what Ft. Wayne has to offer. 
In Northeastern Indiana, DeKalb County is characterized by rolling hills, small towns and a covered bridge thrown in for good measure. Sechlers Pickles in St. Joe is just one of the attractions. Nearby Auburn (once called "Little Detroit") has five automotive and transportation museums. A museum each is devoted to WWII vehicles, aircraft history and technology and a restored rail freight house. Two more automotive museums are in what were formerly the factories that produced world-famous Auburn Cords and Duesenburgs. These are a few of DeKalb County's attractions. 
The 13th Annual St. Joe Pickle Festival will be held August 13 through August 15, 2009 in St. Joe, Indiana. Live music and entertainment. A wide variety of food vendors. Enter contests and games, including a pickle recipe contest. 
The annual festival at the covered bridge in Spencerville, Indiana will be August 21 - 23, 2008. highlights include the "Supper on the bridge", a historical recreation and, new this year, the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show. You will not want to miss this event.