Last weekend was the Fair in our township. It's a very big deal around here and lots of folks volunteer for different aspects: ticket taking, parking, exhibits, first aid, sales, and food. The rides are contracted out of course but the fair entrance fee ($12 adults and $3 kids) is a big money maker for the school PTO.
We volunteered to take tickets for 3 hours (4 pm-7pm) Saturday evening at one of the 5 entrance points. Ours was right across for the largest parking lot which generated lots of traffic to our booth until it filled up. There were waves of people. I never have handled so many $100 bills!
Emily and I handled the ticket sales and Dan did the hand stamping and vehicle monitoring for those needing access to school parking lot.
We attended the Fair on Sunday. Here's what we saw.
Tractors
Animals
Rides
More animals
More tractors
More rides
Historical stuff
More animals
And more rides
And more tractors new and old.
I would bet that before tractors became so prominent horses would have had a bigger showing at a fair. There was only one building devoted to a few horses - the rest were filled with cattle.
We are definitely in a farming community here in New Hampshire!
As you know, Marcia, we also attended the fair last weekend on a very warm Sat. It was a fun local event and the entertainment we watched was very good as well. Yes, there were a lot of cows and tractors!
ReplyDelete...your local fair was cancelled again this year.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing all the antique equipment and the tractors! Looks like fun. How nice you could be there!
ReplyDeleteIt now seems odd to see any sort of congregating. I know this was outside, but I am not used to it anymore. There was an event in our town last night, but the heat was too much. I think I would have been too nervous anyway. I'll get over it someday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute Fair! We have a big one here but with a lot of the same stuff. I'm with John on the oddness of seeing congregating and no masks. I'm not ready for it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking us to the fair. Since we’re locked down at home, it’s fun to see what’s out there in the world.
ReplyDeleteGreat if you like tractors and cows. Good to see that you are already trusted members of the community being in charge of the ticket money.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, we wrote on the same topic! What’s that they say about great minds …. Haha
ReplyDeleteI love your photos. They took me right back to Minnesota fairs that have been part of my life since I was a little girl. It’s nice you got a chance to volunteer and attend, too.
Great pictures! The animals are my favorites.
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