In just a few hours the gates to the New York State Fair will open, signaling the unofficial beginning of the end of summer in Central New York. The first Fair was in 1841, and it found it’s permanent home in Syracuse in 1890. One hundred ten years later the Clinton’s discovered the Fair when Hillary decided to run for Senator in her home state. Oh wait, that’s not right. My bad.
The Fair truly has something for anyone. Well, almost anyone. Last year smokers were banished. I’m not sure where to, I heard they have to go to the train tracks. At least they won’t be alone anymore, because this year they’re evicting the wine drinkers. The Wine Court, which has always been in a prime location, has been relocated. It’s in a tent, over by the train tracks. The wine drinkers won’t be able to hear the live music anymore, but for entertainment they can watch the breathless smokers dodging freight trains. To make sure the smokers are safe the Fair won’t let them carry wine around, just beer.
Everyone else will be happy. There are buildings galore, you could spend the whole day strolling from building to building. (But you might want to bring some sterile hand wipes if you visit the animal exhibits.) You can sit by the pond and people watch or shop for New York made products from all the vendors.
The food is fantastic. There’s fried dough, lots of things on a stick, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and Giannelli sausage sandwiches. If you’re a politician you should definitely have a sausage sandwich, don’t take my word for it, just ask Rick Lazio.
Yes, the Fair is full of fun for everyone!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. The Fair is fun for everyone…unless you’re a parent. If you’re a parent forget everything you just read. You’ll be heading straight to the Midway. I suggest going on a day when the temperature isn’t predicted to exceed 70 degrees. For some reason as the temperature increases so does the smell. But it’s no big deal, you’ll be so tired from carrying a kid on your back, and four large stuffed animals and half-eaten bags of cotton candy in your arms you’ll barely even notice. Enjoy!
If you live near by the NYS Fair and go often, you’ll appreciate this segment. It made me chuckle. I can relate.
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Don’t go tomorrow….Hillary will be there!
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Hey, don’t forget – the animals have to wear diapers while being led from the barns to any event or show…that’s always fun to watch. Maybe the Lonely Conservative would get a kick out of Hillary pitching in to apply such diaper to, say….a bull?
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I haven’t seen the diapers, I’m always at the Midway. Then when we’re leaving I can’t see over the heap of stuffed animals that will wind up in the trash!
Are you coming over or what?
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[...] out to the Great New York State Fair. I’ll let you know if anything’s changed since I last wrote about the Fair. Yes, the Fair is full of fun for [...]
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