We stopped by a farmers market at Harris and 7th Street in the morning. Interesting ly, one of the musicians we saw last year at Blue Lake was playing for the shoppers, Lilia Nelson.
We then went on to our destination for the day, the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, California. It's the fairground we usually stay at when we're in the area but we had to go to Redwood Acres Fairground in Eureka because of the fair in Ferndale. Not a bad move at all because we have full hookups there and only water and electric at Ferndale but the ambiance is so nice there, camped next to a cow pasture.
This was the first day of the fair so some things were not set up yet but the fair is different each day anyway so it really doesn't matter too much. We enjoy the fact that this is a real community fair with lots of local participation and little commercial exhibits and a small carnival. Lots of animals, home made things like pies cakes, cookies and canned goods. Lots of local art and photography. And lots of animals.
In the evening we enjoyed, really enjoyed, Merv George and his group (last photo above). His band is a local rock and roll legend that played around the area for 30 years or more years. He worked for the city in Eureka for those 30 years as well and retired. He evidently hasn't been played for while so it was a treat for us to discover him. The group plays all types of music but especially old rock and roll. We stayed for his entire 3 hour show. George is also active in the Hoopa Indian Tribe. A sample of the music of Merv George.
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