Kelsey Liljedahl, 22, of Fryeburg is escorted from the Poland Spring booth in the Natural Resources Center at the Fryeburg Fair on Saturday. She and another young woman were holding signs that said, “Fryeburg Stop Selling Out to Poland Spring,” “No on TIF Corporate Welfare” and “Poland Spring is Destroying the Local Environment.” The protesters were told to take their signs to a designated protest area near the east entrance of the fairgrounds. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Kelsey Liljedahl, 22, of Fryeburg is escorted from the Poland Spring booth in the Natural Resources Center at the Fryeburg Fair on Saturday. She and another young woman were holding signs that said, “Fryeburg Stop Selling Out to Poland Spring,” “No on TIF Corporate Welfare” and “Poland Spring is Destroying the Local Environment.” The protesters were told to take their signs to a designated protest area near the east entrance of the fairgrounds. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
FRYEBURG — After eight days, Maine’s Fall Blue Ribbon Classic, the Fryeburg Fair, came to a close Sunday night after garnering its best paid attendance in seven years, according to Fair President Roy Andrews, with overall paid attendance reaching 170,614, up 3,776 from 2016 and the most since 2010, when 172,605 came.
“We had a great fair; the weather was mostly good, and we didn’t have a lot of major mishaps, so we are happy,” said Andrews, 76.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.