Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Clinton County Fair

Above is an elephant ear (thin deep fried dough sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar), tractors, and walking through the barn. Ana really wanted to ride all the BIG rides (by herself), but she was too short!

This was her favorite ride because it went up high. She had the same boy drive her twice and the last time she drove.

Every fair has a bracelet day. You pay one fee and can ride all day. Ana rode for two hours and the adults got tired :) The funniest thing was that there was a "Chinese dragon" roller coaster.

County Fairs are a longstanding tradition in the States. Students (with a LOT of parental help) will raise animals and enter them in the fair. Traditionally you had to win at the county level to qualify for the State Fair, but now anyone can enter at the State level. We saw llamas, horses, cows, hogs, sheep, and goats. Ana even got to go in a goat pen because Grandma and Grandpa knew the owner. The owner showed us a video of his fainting goats. It was hilarious. They get too excited/scared and they just fall over--stiff as a board.

We had a great time at the fair--it definitely used up a lot of her energy!

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