highlights from this year's Dutchess County Fair…
- tons of animals you can pet, lots of baby pigs & cows
- fresh squeezed lime fizz drinks
- the wild energy, throbbing lights, loud music, and tweaked-out kid’s faces along the midway at night

- pig races, especially the hilarious giant pot bellied (that move so slow)
- scary old carny lady “fool guesser” (who guessed everyone’s weight wrong for like 5 people in a row) trying to flirt with the young dudes. in her scratchy cigarette voice “hey are you winking at me”
- fresh cut Idaho potato fries, served in a giant dog bowl (we loved them with mustard)

- wood smoked roast beef sliced super thin and pilled on a fresh roll with horseradish, onion and beef broth
- colorful, jamming mummer parade winding it's way around

- frozen bananas dipped in chocolate, fried dough, fresh strawberry shortcake, 4-H milkshakes and more
- overhearing a kid say to his Dad “this is the funnest day!”
- Charo rocking the house with her Vegas act and 50 year old jokes. a totally fabulous performance, singing to babies, dancing with people in the crowd. she entertained everyone young and old. and you walk away feeling Charo loves you.

- loved everything in the canine tent from rescue dogs to crazy agility shows
- all kinds of farm and agriculture displays, funny, educational, more baby animals
- watching the baby watch everything, love everything and want everything (baby wants a mustard fry, baby wants a monkey, baby wants Charo)

check out iamafriendofthesquirrles for an excellent in depth review and more cool photos. next up this weekend – the Columbia County Fair!! even more rural/farmy, with demolition derbies, tractor pulls and a party down beer tent