Today Lori and I went to the Humboldt County Fair as regular patrons. With everything going on this year I decided not to have a booth this year so we got to enjoy the fair as regular folks for a …
This morning when the commercial building at the fair opened up a hawk flew in. It stayed in the building all day and ended up spending the night. We all hoped it came in to take out the exotic bird …
All kinds of oddities can be seen at the fair, such as this three headed chicken. The two little heads were a bit spastic, and would appear and disappear at random. There were lots of other crazy looking chickens in …
Pretty much the same booth this year as last, although the backdrop got a new covering of felt. The most important thing though is that we retained our coveted position between the candy booth and the ice cream booth. Very …
One of the features at the fair is duck races. These started in an Arizona town in the desert where apparently there wasn’t any other form of local entertainment. Now this guy makes a pretty good living traveling the county …
One of the best attractions at the fair this year was a duo that went by the name of Wild West Express. These two comedians had costumes that made it look like they were riding horses, and they would keep …
It’s time once again for the Humboldt County Fair, all 11 days of it. That means for the next week and a half, this booth will pretty much be our home. This year we have the Humboldt Creamery booth on …
Last day of the fair! While the fair gave us great exposure, we are thrilled that we will be getting back to our normal routine. The compliments on my work were great, the daily donuts were yummy, the ice cream …
Two of the workers in the Humboldt Creamery booth that is across from us are sisters, Margaret and Elizabeth Leonardi. They both entered pigs in the fair, and the pigs also happen to be sisters. Margaret’s pig, Skinny Minny, won …
This is an example of what can go wrong with genetically engineered animals. In a failed attempt to create a smaller, fuzzier zebra that would be ideal as a domestic pet, these scientists accidently created the worlds only pink sheebra.
Due to a very infectious disease that is spreading this year, there are no poultry displays at the fair. To make use of the space that normally houses the chickens, ducks, turkeys, and other assorted fowl creatures, they set up …
Dave “The Bullet” Smith is still at it. Here’s the view of his landing net. He does a 180 degree somersault so he lands on his back in the net, and then hopefully he’s able to grab the net so …
Yesterday was a historic day in Ferndale. Around the corner from our booth at the fair, Dave is running a little donut machine that cranks out about 5000 donuts a day. Very yummy as they are served piping hot straight …
This is David Smith flying through the air at roughly 70ft of altitude. He’s doing this 2-3 times a day for the length of the fair. Human canonball, he is, and second generation at that. Keeping it in the family, …
I was standing in the photography display at the fair, admiring the other photos there when someone came in and mentioned there was a killer sunset outside. I popped my head out and after confirming it, I made a dash …
I entered 6 photos in the fair this year, 4 made it. Two got bounced because they weren’t G Rated. I didn’t realize that the bar was set as low as it was. The two photos that were pulled were …
After we took in the exhibits and the various animal barns, we went over to the main attraction at the fair, the horse and mule racing. Here’s a tip for you, don’t bet on a horse ridden by a jockey …
As I previously mentioned, this week the Humboldt County Fair is in operation in Ferndale. Interesting that Ferndale gets to host the county fair, but I can’t think of a better place for it. This is fairs like they used …
