changing seasons

Finally we got a nice weather last weekend. It was crappy all week. It was wet, cold and foggy. Despite the awesome foliage, the week totally got a bad rating from me. On the sunny side, it gave me a good alibi to concentrate on my blogs facelift and extreme make-over mode so I was online [so what else is new, anyway?] but I never did any blogging, so to speak. I was in blogging coma the entire week too so I wasn’t able to post any write-up in any of my 9 blogs.

The Entrance to the Fairground.

Anyway, last Saturday we finally got the chance to go to the Fryeburg Fair. It is the last and the biggest Agricultural Fair in Maine. There are different Agricultural Fairs in Maine which starts from the 1st week of July to the 1st week of October. But this year, we were able to go to only 2, the Yarmouth and the Fryeburg Fair.

Agricultural Fairs showcase Maine produce and livestock. It is usually a 3-day to 1 week event. There are lots of activities to enjoy in the fair like parade, fireworks display, music and dance concert, animal races, exhibits, carnival rides, food… food… and lots of food.

Last weekend, Hubby, Me and my step-son Brandon left home early to go to the Fryeburg Fair. It was still early but the traffic going to the fairground was already crazy and up above, the helicopter was already hovering around to let its passengers see the sight below… above ground. That was an amazing ride but for 25$ for a 10-minutes ride… that was too much so we opted to stay grounded - literally. After paying the 5$ parking fee, we went straight to the gate and paid our $20 entrance fee ($10/person and kids under 7 years old are free, so Brandon was free) because it was a Saturday [only $8 for the rest of the week].

It was kinda freezing that morning and most people were already bundled up. As usual and as my self-proclaimed tradition, I got to have my “fried dough”. That is a must for me in every fair that we go to. I need to get a “fried dough”. There were some clowns walking around and Brandon is afraid of them so we need to change location. We found ourselves at the race track where the parade was about to start.

We saw lots of animals… cows, lamas, pigs, goats, chickens, rabbits and oxen. We went to old McDonald’s Farm, so to speak. Brandon enjoyed the animals and even patted some of them. Brandon and Dad love the animals, I… hate the smell! Hahahaha.

The Old McDonald’s Farm.

Brandon checking out the cows.

Bad Hair Day for this roaster.

The fabulous White Naked Neck chicken.

The cute Lamas.

We also enjoyed watching how the animals were groomed, milked and fed.

A sheep having a shave.

Girls milking a goat.

Piglets lunch time.

We went around the carnival rides but didn’t ride any of them. Brandon hates the loud sound. He was able to swindle Daddy to buy him a cowboy hat and pay $1 for the “frog leaping game” and wasn’t able to make the frog leap far enough to reach the lily pond. It was a rip-off anyway just like any dollar-drawing game booth in carnivals. You know what I mean.

Brandon showing off his new cowboy hat.

A real-horse carousel ride.

We also enjoyed watching country dance shows, checking out old farming tools, maple syrup making and what not.

Farmers showing how the old wood chopper [used hundreds of years ago] works.

Fryeburg Fair this year was a-ok compared to the first time I went there. But of course, weather will always be a drawback because of its scheduled date but other than that, it is always the biggest, the most awaited and the most well visited fair in all of Maine’s agricultural fairs.

Additional Information on Maine Agricultural Fairs:
Maine.gov Market and Production Development
Maine’s Fryeburg Fair Website