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Parking has always been an issue at the Fryeburg Fair, as this vintage 1890 photo shows. (COURTESY OF STEVE MORRILL)

FRYEBURG, Maine — As the Fryeburg Fair celebrates its 170th year online at fryeburgfair.org starting Sunday, it's a good time to reflect on Maine's biggest festival's beginnings.

According to fair officials, it was a chilly day in March 1851 when a few local farmers and merchants got together and decided to show off their produce, cattle and wares to the community.

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