The Wedding Road Trip: Classics

Finger Lakes Region, New York

When we heard the New York State Fair was close by, we knew we had to go. Tim and are are suckers for the Topsfield Fair in MA: the 4-H competitions (particularly the food contests-picture week old pieces of pie encased in plastic takeout containers and draped with 1st, 2nd or 3rd places ribbons), the bunny and bee houses, and the racing pigs. The NY fair has many of these classics, though not all. We got to enjoy the junior competitions for dog agility and draft horses. We didn't sample the array of things fried that are offered. We enjoyed watching farm families cheer their kids on during competition and the awkwardness and pride of the competitors themselves.