Ok, so this was not an exotic vacation to a tropical island, or a weekend getaway to New York City, but it was close and free. Well free to enter, the gas to get there, the food and drinks were pricey. But we were looking for something to do for the weekend, something close to us, and this is what we found. Rain was on the forecast for this weekend, and it had been raining that day, so we was not sure if we was going to get to go out to the fair or not.
I am not sure what the traditions are in countries outside the United States, but here in the states during the summer months we have fairs. First at the county level, and then at the state. These fairs started out in the USA as an agricultural event in the nineteenth century to promote agriculture in the state. These included livestock competitions and farm product displays. But as the industrial revolution took off in the USA during the twentieth century, the fairs evolved into the modern fairs that we see today, such as carnival rides and auto racing.
The Jackson County fair is located in Brownstown, Indiana and this is north-west of where I live. The drive there was pleasant with just light rain falling in various spots along the way. The drive was about forty five minutes across a freeway and winding state roads. We arrive to the fair at around 6 pm and there were already a great many people there. The auto races was already started and the rides were in full operation. We decided that we were going to eat there so we left the house hungry with plans to eat upon arrival. Once there, we were greeted with the smells of food wafting through the air and it led us to a Lutheran church food shack where we picked up some fried fish, onion rings and some fruit.
After eating and resting, we venture on to roam around the fair. We make our first pass through the midway and this is where we spot the lemonade stand. It is a tradition of mine to enjoy one of these sweet drinks at every fair I go to. Yes it is expensive and full of sugar, but hey that is what fairs are for, to enjoy unhealthy sweet and or fried things. The drink was every bit as good as I remembered, after all it has been at least eight years since I went to one of these events, and if I ever go back, I will enjoy it once again. After roaming around the premises, shooting video and pictures, dusk begins to arrive and this is when Joy spotted the Icy booth. She had been looking for this booth the entire time and I had all but given up. Right before we leave and forgot about having a snow cone, there it was. We must have passed this booth three or four times before and was too blind to see it, but when we stopped looking for it, we saw it. We enjoy these on the walk back to the car where I shoot some time-lapse and we take some more video and pictures, and then begin to leave.
As we were leaving we noticed how colorful the lights were on the rides and we decided to stay a little longer to shoot some more video of the rides at night. After driving around the parking lot, we found a front row spot that was perfect for recording the action. I am very pleased at how this video turned out and shows what an older Canon Rebel can do. I believe that it makes a higher quality video than the camcorder, and I will be upgrading at some point to the latest and greatest DSLR, and move away from a camcorder. All in all, it was a fun weekend and was happy that we went to this fair. Thank you for reading and please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL, and please FOLLOW me on Blogger and Google+.
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