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Maine has a lot of agricultural fairs every autumn and over the years we’ve visited quite a few. Farmington was one we’d never hit so last week we drove west.
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This county’s fair is relatively small and focuses heavily on community involvement. Prize winning pumpkins and homemade jams were in the forefront.
As were school children’s projects.
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You have to admit this one made a valid point.
There was an entire upper floor devoted to quilt, knitting, photography and art contests. There was also a large sign stating fair volunteers did not judge or pick the winners. I though that was odd until I saw some of the winners…
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I wouldn’t want to be blamed for that either.
As we stepped out of the expo building, food.
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I was disappointed not to order a fresh lemonade from the giant lemon concession stand, but alas it was closed.
I did score my favorite go to the fair treat though.
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Fried dough with cinnamon and powdered sugar. You only eat these things at the fair and you really can’t explain why… but damn. It was good.
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Inexplicably there were multiple fried pickle stands, all boasting to be the biggest and most famous. Bypassing those we wandered around until we found something that wasn’t battered and deep fried and settled on a picnic table with our wraps to enjoy the show.
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Not being twang loving blue grass fans, we ate our lunch and left our seats to those more in tune with the genre.
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River's world..... 
I love those ag-fairs; or, as they used to call them, “fairs”…
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We have some good ones. I wouldn’t rate this one very highly, but they’re all fun.
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We always enjoyed agricultural fairs. Fun times and fair-food.
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A little bit of blue grass goes a long way with me…County fairs are fun, I only went to one. City street ‘festivals’ are more of my experience. Starting in the Spring you could spend every weekend going from borough to borough indulging in food and fun. I wonder if they still close down a section of Fifth Avenue for the book fair?
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Books! Now that’s a fair I can totally get behind.
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It’s been at least a decade since I last went to a fair, wow that’s a long time. But glad you went to at least walk around to soak in the sights. Fair food is always the best!
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That First Place Cat picture was kinda cool. I wonder how old the child was who did it.
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If it was a child, yes….
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Multiple fried pickle vendors – oh my.
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The way I’ve been flooded with pickles lately, it was inevitable.
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Why do you hate the pickle so much ?
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I like a pickle now and then, with a sandwich. But lately they’re everywhere I go … like a stalker.
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Gotcha
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Your next “Let’s Play” should be: predict the next “it” food after pickles’ 15 minutes of (undeserved) fame are up.
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I’m ready to say goodbye to avocado toast and quinoa as well.
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Our favorite Irish pub in Vancouver, WA had the best fried pickles we’ve ever had. Oh, how I miss those!
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I love that your fair is in the fall! I would go if ours wasn’t in the summer.
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All Maine fairs are in the fall. Early Sept to the end of October….
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I love this.
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Sometimes it’s fun to get out and enjoy the festivities with your local people. Fresh lemonade would have been nice, and I agree, there is something about fried dough with cinnamon!
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I have to eat it when I go to a fair.
It’s required.
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