Union Fair

We came to Maine Sunday! We left home after 10a.m., and made stops at Bob's Clam Hut, When Pigs Fly Bread, and Round Top Ice Cream - all absolutely jammed with tourists. We arrived at Jim and Mary's at a bit after 5p.m.  Mary had prepared a delicious supper.

Earlier today, K,S,B,E & I all went to the Wild Blueberry Festival Fair in Union, ME. This is where Savanna broke her ankle last year getting off the Ferris wheel almost to the day (she broke her ankle on August 22nd last year). No falls this year. We spent most of the time at the horse-pulling contest, which included one set with a team of three - I had never seen that before. Also had Pad Thai, Blueberry Pie, and saw lots of exhibits. Nice day!

We came back to Jim and Mary's and had another lovely supper - this time one Ellen brought, a Spanish Rice dish fixed the way her mother used to make it. After supper, we played Oh Hell (the card game we played with K,S and B at the lake in the Adirondaks back in July). Playing with seven people was even more unpredictable than with five; Savanna won.

A team of three horses pulling 10,000 lbs.

Katie and Brendon on the Merry-go-Round

Katie, Brendon and Savanna in a shady spot

Union Fair Posters - past and present

Quilts in the Exhibit Hall

The 150th Anniversary Quilt (yea, this fair started in 1869!) A different person made each square, and we were invited to vote for our favorite.

the infamous Ferris Wheel!