The Lake County Fair!

Brian has been very excited about moving here because sled/tractor pulling is a big deal. Well on the radio the other day he heard about the Lake County Fair. We decided to go yesterday afternoon. We put it in our GPS and we soon found out that the NW part of the state is in the Eastern Time Zone. We thought it was going to be two hours away but it ended up only being an hour away. We get off the main road and drive about 9 miles out in the country. We think it had to have been a really good size town but you couldn't see it because of all the trees. We passed a signed that said soccer parking here, soccer parking and shuttle here etc. etc. Next thing you know you see a sign that says soccer field 1-30 turn right now. Holy freaking soccer fields!! Soccer must be a big deal around here! There was free parking at the Crown Point High School and they have shuttles that would take you to the fair grounds. It is a really really nice town. BEAUTIFUL! Way prettier than Lafayette. Trees everywhere and people's yards are immaculate and big ponds everywhere. We got to the high school and it may be the biggest, nicest high school that I have ever seen. We load up on a bus and head to the fair about five minutes away. I was expecting a hick-ville fair like the county fairs you find in Idaho or a fair with a single booth and two food stands and two chickens. This fair was legit! They had really nice venues and just as many food stands as the Eastern Idaho State Fair. They had lots of multiples though.... like 8 corn dog stands ha! It was really fun though. I needed it. We got looking through the fair guide they give you and they had a pig race for a cookie... random we know, but needed something to do while we waiting for the sled pulls. It was really quite hysterical to see these little piggies race for a cookie.





You can ride camels at this fair!



This is a family joke between Brian and Logan. Brian is always joking that he wants a mini horse.







We went to the produce barn and it is amazing how many things grow here that just don't exist in Idaho. The best part was this potato that got the award for being the best and largest potato. Don't worry Idaho farmers... I think you are going to be ok!




The tractor broke and they didn't get it working until the sled pulls were supposed to start so we waited a long time for them to get the pull strip perfect. We had to get a video of how the Fords did in the working class vs the dodge :)