Day and Night at the Ag Fair Friday
Bucking Bronco wins this time.
Bucking Bronco wins this time.
Children's corn shucking contest drew a large fireld of contestants.
Children's corn shucking contest drew a large fireld of contestants.
Dad says it's fine, but son is not so sure.
Dad says it's fine, but son is not so sure.
Kate Warner's Give Earth a Chance quilt won first place.
Kate Warner's Give Earth a Chance quilt won first place.
Anyone for a root beer float?
Anyone for a root beer float?
Fair food delights young and old.
Fair food delights young and old.
Flower arrangements captivate.
Flower arrangements captivate.
Draft horses pull their weight.
Draft horses pull their weight.
Venus di Hoopla gives hula lessons under the music tent.
Venus di Hoopla gives hula lessons under the music tent.
The Ag Fair depends on volunteers to help things run smoothly.
The Ag Fair depends on volunteers to help things run smoothly.
Piglets always draw a big crowd.
Piglets always draw a big crowd.
Crowded inside the livestock barn.
Crowded inside the livestock barn.
Cicilio Rosa Neto makes a grand entrance on Titanic.
Cicilio Rosa Neto makes a grand entrance on Titanic.
Marco Daniels and Deb Fuchs at the fair merchandise hut.
Marco Daniels and Deb Fuchs at the fair merchandise hut.
So many prize ribbons for this farm.
So many prize ribbons for this farm.
Eliza Gowell and her friend Tuna atop her head.
Eliza Gowell and her friend Tuna atop her head.
Willa Petkus enjoys her watermelon.
Willa Petkus enjoys her watermelon.
Everyone loves Yommi pops.
Everyone loves Yommi pops.
Homemade cheese entries.
Homemade cheese entries.
Second place eggs freshly laid before the fair.
Second place eggs freshly laid before the fair.
Blue ribbon winning chicken.
Blue ribbon winning chicken.
Constant motion along the midway and rides.
Constant motion along the midway and rides.
Island gardeners fill the barn with their offerings.
Island gardeners fill the barn with their offerings.
Midway is aglow as fair action continues well into the night.
Midway is aglow as fair action continues well into the night.
On the midway everyone is a sharpshooter.
On the midway everyone is a sharpshooter.
Because everyone wants to win a rastafarian banana.
Because everyone wants to win a rastafarian banana.
The 162nd Agricutural Fair at the West Tisbury fairgrounds had all the staples visitors have come to expect: rides and food, blue ribbons for everything from livestock to vegetables, and competitions ranging from skillet tossing to axe throwing. The hall was filled with prize-winning quilts and bonsai trees, photographs and cupcakes. Some stood in line to ride the Ferris wheel while others made tough decisions: strawberry rhubarb pie, pumpkin funnel cake, or a root beer float for dessert?