We arrived in Palmer and found our way to the RV parking lot at the fair and were settled in by 09:20. It's a clear sky day and sunny here for the fair. How nice! Lou fixed biscuits and gravy for breakfast. There was no one to take our money to park ($15 for overnight) when we arrived. When they arrived about 10:30 we paid and then waited for the fair to open at noon. We've heard the traffic is terrible and this is a busy fair but by arriving early we seemed to have avoided the traffic. Should work tomorrow as well when we depart early.
We went in as soon as the fair opened and didn't leave until about 11pm. The Alaska State Fair In Palmer is the largest fair in Alaska and an excellent fair with lots of crafts, art, produce, animals, and etc.
Art works and vegetables.
There were over 200 quilts, hundreds of home brewed beers and wines, Preserves as far as you could see, huge baked goods section, photography, art, woodwork and carving, just about everything in abundance. While they had a nice huge agricultural barn there weren't too many animals but there was a nice selection. They did have a nice locally grown produce section, not just huge cabbages. We took a break from the fair about 3pm for lunch. Lou made grilled tuna and cheese sandwiches.
Baked goods and a lumberjack show.
Vegetable art and some huge vegetables.
Just as most of the vendors and displays were closing we stopped at the St Francis' Slippery Gulch food stand for some excellent homemade apple pie for dinner, the best we've had in a long time. Much of the fair closed with a nice fireworks show at 10pm and it was even dark enough to see. Two months makes a big difference. The sun sets way before midnight now.
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