It’s State Fair time!  What better way to learn more about our state than while representatives are all gathered together?  Off we go, and our daughter Lauren came too.

We headed out bright and early today, to miss the traffic and the massive crowds. It was overcast, and the forecast called for rain all day.  While it wasn’t raining, we saw the outdoor sites.  One of the most visited is Freddy Farm Bureau.  We all had to get our photo with him!

We were not hungry until we smelled the air of the fair.  Those grilled peppers and onions will have you hungry in a flash.  Lauren started with a corndog, and we all split a funnel cake.  Poor nutrition choices, but oh so yummy!

 

Next, we wanted to see the prize winning animals.  Cows, goats and poultry were on display. The goats are so cute!  And they love attention!  Some were even wearing clothes. Rob also captured some horse training.

The Fair has something for everyone.  We strolled through the entries.  The decorated cakes were amazing!  The themed category displayed cakes that looked like fish and fishing baskets, flowers, and a bourbon barrel.  The bourbon barrel cake was made by Plehn’s bakery here in Louisville.   It was a beautiful tribute to Kentucky, and included a special tribute to Muhammad Ali.  So sweet!

We learned about bees and honey.  I had no idea that flavored honey was being made.  So many interesting facts about honey.

We walked through the quilt entries.  So much detail!  The winning quilt was a Harry Potter quilt. This was amazing.  The quilter had written a letter to explain her recent found talent in quilting and the dedication of the quilt to her daughter, who shared the Harry Potter excitement with her.  A very emotional dedication letter!  It was easy to see why that was the chosen winner.

The photography entries are always a hit with us.  Rob is our resident photographer.  He had a photo entry in the travel and tourism category this year.  His photos are awesome to us!  He did not win at the fair, but we love his pictures no matter what!

 

Many counties have a booth in the ‘Pride of Kentucky’ section.  We were able to gather much information about our state and things we must see in our travels.  We can call it ‘research’! We gathered pamphlets and festival schedules for so many counties.  Time to work on plans to see where we will head next! For certain it will include Renfro Valley in October to see The Steele Drivers.

Can’t wait for the next adventure!