Such a great step forward for the Alaska State Fair! This move represents a commitment to health and wellness, and it also signifies that the culture of tobacco use is is changing. As a child, I helped my dad working at the fair grounds, and I remember suffering asthma attacks as a result of being in a heavy smoke environment all day. The fair was still fun for me then, but it is my hope that young children and youth today who go to the fair don't have to describe the smell of tobacco among their happy memories of the things they saw and did there. Congratulations to the Fair Board for taking this momentous stride forward!