Crowds check out the various barns, buildings and vendors at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Crowds check out the various barns, buildings and vendors at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 5. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
FRYEBURG, Maine — Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic — the 176th Fryeburg Fair — got underway with sunny fall skies on Sunday, with good weather expected for today, Senior Citizens Day, and the rest of the week as the fair continues through Sunday, Oct. 11.
Paid attendance on opening day was 24,766, according to fair publicity assistant Emily Hubbard, compared to last year’s paid attendance of 20,309. The record for opening day — 29,955 — was set in 2001.
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