FRYEBURG, Maine — It was good to see it back — traffic and all.
After a pandemic year in which Maine’s eight-day Blue Ribbon Classic was held only virtually, the Fryeburg Fair returned in all of its colorful glory, Oct. 3-10, albeit with plentiful hand sanitation stations and a request fairgoers carry masks with them and don them in the expo buildings.
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