First of all, let me start by saying WOW! How fast did this fair season go by! One day I felt like I was melting in the July heat at the Waterford World's Fair, then just after blinking once I was watching the leaves fall at the Fryeburg Fair! This fair season flew right on by but what a fun season it was. This year, between photographing harness races working at my job in Conway, New Hampshire, I traveled to some of Maine's Agricultural Fairs to work on my upcoming photo book - "Candy Apples & Ferris Wheels." What was originally planned as a one year book project has turned into a multi-year endeavor. I was completely unprepared for the amount of stories there were at each fair to tell. I could do a whole book just on one fair! Above are some of the images I took at this years fairs. I visited the Waterford World's Fair in July and attended the many events that are held there. DO not let the small size of that fair fool you, there is a lot to see and do there! Waterford fair is a special fair to me. I caught my scramble pig there when I was in the 3rd grade. I can remember hearing my name getting called out over the grandstand and I was so nervous! I did catch a pig and sold it for $65.00! I spent time at the Windsor Fair which is Maine's second largest agricultural fair. I attended harness racing and their draft horse show. In September, I spent the a few days at the Oxford Fair. When I think of the Oxford Fair, I think of the great pulling events there and the demolition derby. At the end of the season, I worked at Maine's largest agricultural fair and the second largest agricultural fair in New England, the Fryeburg Fair. Fryeburg Fair is my home fair. My earliest memories of the Fryeburg Fair are with my Dad selling hay and grain out of a Blue Seal feed trailer and my mom taking me on the rides when I was little. After the fair season ended, it was time for long hours spent at the computer, going through the photos and editing and filing them in their correct folders. Looking back, I had an unforgettable experience this summer getting photos for this book. Each fair has something unique to offer and I think it is important to educate the younger generations and keep Maine fairs alive. (I apologize in advance if I rambled in this blog post, I am running on fumes!).