Today I wandered down to the Marquette County Fair with hopes of winning a goldfish in a bag, eating an elephant ear, and milking a cow (or goat). I was 1 for 3 on the day.
I first wandered about to get a feel for what they had to offer before settling in to watch some of the horses get judged. Then, looking for the biggest crowd, I gathered around to see what all the hype was about: Dunk Tank. Yes, the dude was funny, and then he got dunked. After view some livestock, I saw the play “Pirates Island” which ended up being a kids show…seriously. One main guy was the narrator and he took 15 kids out of the audience, dressed them up, and they bounced around stage clueless of what was going on. See how the Pirate’s Festival is going on ALL MONTH LONG in Marquette, I assumed it was going to be an actual prepared production. Oh well, it was good for a laugh.
Next on my docket was the Timber Show. This was better than little play. Axe throwing, chainsaws, two-man saw, and log rolling-in-water competition. During the log competition one of the guys fell and straddled the log and his face turned BEAT red…that was not planned! It was during this show that I sat back and ate my elephant ear!
No county fair is complete without the fair rides and cheep games. After I completed my search through all of the livestock barns to milk something, I had to settle for feeding Alpaca (lama-looking things) and then moved onto the games/ride section. I did not ride any rides because, well, just looking at them sends a shiver down my spine.
My goldfish-in-a-bag search was on! 2 stands in, guy #1 called out to me and puts his hand on my shoulder as if it would make me want to play his little booth. If you want my money, this is not the way to do it. 5 booths in, guy #2 called out to me and reels me in for candy roulette for a dime. I lost. Then guy #3 called out to me and explains that if I hit a star once, I get a small stuffed animal, hit 2 stars and I can either choose a gigantic animal or a bill off the board ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50). I told him I was just making my first round (he is distracting me from my goldfish!) and that I’d be back. He then said if I came back he would give me 5 throws for $5, when the real price is 3 throws for $5. I admit, after seeing that $50 sitting there, I went back. Throws 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5…all five of my throws went directly into that $50 and the star. He then goes to get the darts and says “oh this one is in the white (background), this one is in the blue (outline of star, but still star in my book), and 3 others were in the blue as well. He said no win because it wasn’t in the red. I gave him a hard time and was like “I just hit that bill 5 times in a row and what?” He gave me 5 more shots and said I had to hit the center of the stars…where is Mike when I need him!? I didn’t hit the center so I didn’t get the dollar bill, but I got double for my money and a cute puppy stuffed animal. And when I left, that guy running that booth was getting creepy so I turned and ran home… Ok, I walked to my car and drove home, goldfish-in-a-bag-less :(
After getting up early to work, tonight I am surprisingly tired and hope to get into bed early so I can get a long run in tomorrow after going to the Humungous Fungus Fest!
Picture: My favorite sign! This was located in one of the barns with booths in it.
I first wandered about to get a feel for what they had to offer before settling in to watch some of the horses get judged. Then, looking for the biggest crowd, I gathered around to see what all the hype was about: Dunk Tank. Yes, the dude was funny, and then he got dunked. After view some livestock, I saw the play “Pirates Island” which ended up being a kids show…seriously. One main guy was the narrator and he took 15 kids out of the audience, dressed them up, and they bounced around stage clueless of what was going on. See how the Pirate’s Festival is going on ALL MONTH LONG in Marquette, I assumed it was going to be an actual prepared production. Oh well, it was good for a laugh.
Next on my docket was the Timber Show. This was better than little play. Axe throwing, chainsaws, two-man saw, and log rolling-in-water competition. During the log competition one of the guys fell and straddled the log and his face turned BEAT red…that was not planned! It was during this show that I sat back and ate my elephant ear!
No county fair is complete without the fair rides and cheep games. After I completed my search through all of the livestock barns to milk something, I had to settle for feeding Alpaca (lama-looking things) and then moved onto the games/ride section. I did not ride any rides because, well, just looking at them sends a shiver down my spine.
My goldfish-in-a-bag search was on! 2 stands in, guy #1 called out to me and puts his hand on my shoulder as if it would make me want to play his little booth. If you want my money, this is not the way to do it. 5 booths in, guy #2 called out to me and reels me in for candy roulette for a dime. I lost. Then guy #3 called out to me and explains that if I hit a star once, I get a small stuffed animal, hit 2 stars and I can either choose a gigantic animal or a bill off the board ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50). I told him I was just making my first round (he is distracting me from my goldfish!) and that I’d be back. He then said if I came back he would give me 5 throws for $5, when the real price is 3 throws for $5. I admit, after seeing that $50 sitting there, I went back. Throws 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5…all five of my throws went directly into that $50 and the star. He then goes to get the darts and says “oh this one is in the white (background), this one is in the blue (outline of star, but still star in my book), and 3 others were in the blue as well. He said no win because it wasn’t in the red. I gave him a hard time and was like “I just hit that bill 5 times in a row and what?” He gave me 5 more shots and said I had to hit the center of the stars…where is Mike when I need him!? I didn’t hit the center so I didn’t get the dollar bill, but I got double for my money and a cute puppy stuffed animal. And when I left, that guy running that booth was getting creepy so I turned and ran home… Ok, I walked to my car and drove home, goldfish-in-a-bag-less :(
After getting up early to work, tonight I am surprisingly tired and hope to get into bed early so I can get a long run in tomorrow after going to the Humungous Fungus Fest!
Picture: My favorite sign! This was located in one of the barns with booths in it.
Pictures from today can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/Street.Jenna/MarquetteCountyFair
2 comments:
Regarding the picture: Yoopers are weird.
I agree. 100% agree!!!
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