Fairly Entertaining

This week I bring you an exclusive report from the Skowhegan State Fair. It is the place to be, after all. Last weekend Brooke's sister came for a visit, and we offered up a few suggestions of things to do (other top contenders were a balloon festival and visit to a lighthouse). I was secretly rooting for the fair, so I was pretty happy when that's what she picked.

We were a little late getting started, and missed the pig scramble. We did, however, make it to the Galaxy of Thrills. This consisted of a very small racetrack perched about 40 feet in the air. The guy rode around it on a motorcycle, and a woman in hotpants (Galaxy Girl, if you must know) twirled around, sometimes suspended by just her neck or her toes. Good times!


I was especially interested in the proximity of the "stay healty" sign to the giant Fried Dough stand. The back of the "stay healthy" sign held hand sanitizer dispensers. It was a tad windy when I attempted to "stay healthy," and I ended up getting hand sanitizer on my leg. Tingly!


Where else but a state fair will you find Steak on a Stick? Hopefully nowhere.


What fair would be complete without disturbing giant bears in overalls? Come on, little boy, climb into my belly! You can't run away forever, little boy.


A barn just for swine! Dreamy! Unfortunately by the time we got there, the swine barn only contained one lonely piglet. Maybe he didn't do well in the pig scramble, and was left to think about what he'd done.


And of course there are the rides, which are my favorite part of the fair. Brooke's sister and I rode a ride called the "Freak Out," which was pretty cool (but short). We also rode "The Apollo," which seemed pretty tame from the ground. However, upon being locked into the metal cage (always a good sign), we spun round and round, sometimes upside down. For a good portion of the ride, I had no idea where the ground was. It was pretty sweet.