You’re not really going to find a fair without a midway. There’s a pretty interesting article about the guy who owns and runs the midway for the Fryeburg fair on their website. He started working in carnivals when he was a kid, sleeping in people’s game booths as a watchman so the prizes (which they …
Daily Archives: October 13, 2006
Fryeburg Home Ec Exhibits
Besides animal exhibits, the Fryeburg Fair has opportunities to exhibit, well, for instance, vegetable gardening, canning and knitting. I’m not sure what other cooking competitions or exhibits there are, because I had to zoom through that building to keep up with my family. We’ve seen TV reports about giant pumpkin contests at big fairs. I …
Fryeburg Agriculture Exhibits
The Fryeburg fair is after all an agricultural fair. It has lots and lots of animals on display. Maybe more people come to watch the harness racing and to ride the rides at the midway than to look at the animals, but I’m not at all sure. The barns were packed with so many visitors …