Agricultural Fair Continues Annual End of Summer Tradition
Crowds gather inside the hall as a passing shower thundered overhead.
Crowds gather inside the hall as a passing shower thundered overhead.
Horse pull is an Ag Fair favorite attraction.
Horse pull is an Ag Fair favorite attraction.
Pickles and jellies receive ribbons from the judges.
Pickles and jellies receive ribbons from the judges.
Vegetables and flowers from Island farms and gardens.
Vegetables and flowers from Island farms and gardens.
We'll get back to our diet after the fair!
We'll get back to our diet after the fair!
Island musicians keep toes tapping throught the four-day experience.
Island musicians keep toes tapping throught the four-day experience.
Over 10,000 people will visit the fair each day.
Over 10,000 people will visit the fair each day.
Meeting the animals is favorite attraction for old and young alike.
Meeting the animals is favorite attraction for old and young alike.
So much to do, so much to see.
So much to do, so much to see.
Photography exhibit.
Photography exhibit.
Dusk arrives.
Dusk arrives.
Playing the games on the fair's midway.
Playing the games on the fair's midway.
Crowds continue to arrive.
Crowds continue to arrive.
During this peak week of summer, when intersections are thick with cars, decisions made about fireworks, and long lines stretch from ice cream counters and ferry terminals, another line formed in West Tisbury on the grounds of the Agricultural Hall for the second day of the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair.