FRYEBURG, Maine — At the Fryeburg Fair, Maine's Fall Blue Ribbon Classic, you'll find experts on everything from goats and cattle to wool and specialty foods, and just about everything in between.
Foremost among them is carriage expert Ken Wheeling, 78, of Monkton, Vt., dubbed "the Professor" by carriage-collecting friends Sut and Margaret Marshall of Madison.
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