FRYEBURG, Maine — After a week of great weather, the 174th Fryeburg Fair wrapped up on Sunday with a solid daily admission and weekly pass total of 168,402.
That was up 4,606 over last year and represented the second highest weekly admission total in five years, according to ticket superintendent Andrea Osgood.
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