Conway Village Congregational Church Trustee Anne Getchell (second from left) stands with her apple crisp crew (from left) Julie Vallieres, Jean Whitney and Kerri DeAngelis in the Brown Church's booth at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Kyle Whitmore (right) jumps over the log as he Evan Flewelling compete in the log roll during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Crowds check out the various barns, buildings and vendors at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Longtime competitor Ellen Eierman, 84, of Bartlett winds up for her throw during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Longtime competitor Ellen Eierman, 84, of Bartlett releases her throw during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Meredith Arsenault of North Anson, Maine, leads a pair of Brown Swiss steer past the goat barn at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers check out the goat playground at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Hazel Greaves, 76, of Vermont throws the skillet up the field during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Evan Flewelling (left) and Kyle Whitmore drive the log down the tracks in the log roll competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Crowds check out the various vendors at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Longtime tractor driver Russ Lanoie drives up to adjust the log for the log roll competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Martha Livingston, 66, of Lovell, Maine, throws the skillet high during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Jackie Wood, 64, of Naples, Maine, throws the skillet up the field during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Bonnie Holbrook, 61, of Fayette, Maine, winds up for her throw during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Janet Hadley Chaplin, 65, of Bartlett winds up for her throw during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Cecilia Thompson, 66, of Massachusetts throws the skillet up the field during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Sonya Grant, 65, of Columbia, Maine, shows off her Maine-centric shirt before her throw during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Sonya Grant, 65, of Columbia, Maine, winds up for her throw during the annual women's skillet toss competition at the Fryeburg Fair's Swine and Goat Grandstand on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Professor Paddy-Whack's "musecycle" plays silly tunes at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Crowds check out the various barns, buildings and vendors at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A young alpaca stands in the Lana Plantae Farmed Yarns stall inside the llama/alpaca barn at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Cows get cleaned up for the day outside one of the barns at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ben Cumberland of New Brunswick cuts into his block for the standing block chop during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Brittany Maclean of Prince Edward Island carves into her block in the bucksaw competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Martha King of Chadds Ford, Pa., carves into her block in the bucksaw competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Gilles Molleur of Derby Line, Vt., competes in the ax throw during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
William Simcox of Chip Arthur, Pa., cuts into his block for the standing block chop during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Eliza Phillips of upstate New York winds up for the ax throw during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Rod Cumberland of New Brunswick saws into his block as his son Nathan sprays WD-40 in the master's bucksaw competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Trevor Beaudry of Walpole, N.H., cuts a wedge into the wood for the springboard chop during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ben Cumberland of New Brunswick cuts into the top block for the springboard chop during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Don Lambert of St. Gilles, Quebec, cuts into his block in the standing block chop during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Spectators look on as Don Lambert of St. Gilles, Quebec, (right) and others compete in the standing block chop during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Nathan Cumberland of New Brunswick saws into his block as his father Rod sprays WD-40 in the master's bucksaw competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Trevor Beaudry of Walpole, N.H., carves into his block in the bucksaw competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Erika Bornt of Richmond, N.H., cuts into her block for the standing block chop during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Brenda and Brad Stevens of Castleton, Vt., reach one end in the log roll competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Longtime tractor driver Russ Lanoie backs up after adjusting the log for the log roll competition during Woodsmen's Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Brian Libby demostrates the spoon carving process at a stall inside the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Esther Libby sews pieces of a quilt together with an antique Singer machine at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Sherrill Brown answers questions about her antique sock-knitting machine at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Farm Museum Curator Erlon Jones stands by the museum entrance at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway Village Congregational Church Trustee Anne Getchell (second from left) stands with her apple crisp crew (from left) Julie Vallieres, Jean Whitney and Kerri DeAngelis in the Brown Church's booth at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People check out the rabbits on display at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Displays by local schools, nonprofits, town organizations, local businesses and more fill the Agricultural Exhibition Center at the Fryeburg Fair, seen Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers check out the food vendors, rides and games at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers enjoy a ride on the Super Himalaya at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers enjoy a ride on the Super Himalaya at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers enjoy a ride on the new Artificial Intelligence at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers enjoy a ride on the new Artificial Intelligence at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers enjoy a ride on the swings at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fairgoers enjoy a ride on the swings at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Josiah Dyer (center) and fellow country musicians perform at the Draft Horse Park at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors check out the various vendors at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors check out the various vendors at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble performs among the crowdat the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors check out the historic old schoolhouse, part of the farm museum, at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A pair of blacksmiths demonstrate their skills and answer questions at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Farm Museum Curator Erlon Jones shows the inside of the smokehouse at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Valerie Greene (center) stirs a batch of rice pudding in Loretta's Kitchen at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Loretta Greene of Loretta's Kitchen answers visitor questions while making some sweets at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors check out live demonstrations at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Kids enjoy the duck racing station with antique water spouts at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors check out live demonstrations of antique machinery cutting wood at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Kids play around the giant pumpkins and antique tractors at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors check out the antique tools and other artifacts on display at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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