Well, maybe next year since the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair has already up and left the premises, but fun it was, and deee-lish! There's always "next year"!
A very tall fairy princess in the parade greeted guests at the Montgomery County Fair/Photo by Patricia Leslie
The Gaithersburg High School Trojan Marching Band paraded by in the Montgomery County Fair Parade/Photo by Patricia Leslie
The Gaithersburg High School Band parading at the Montgomery County Fair/Photo by Patricia Leslie
Can you imagine riding a float and hugging a live goat at the same time? In a parade? It happened at the Montgomery County Fair/Photo by Patricia Leslie
These little fellows were "meat goats" which means that, maybe, ....yep. They marched in the Montgomery County Fair Parade. Maybe, their last walk on the plank before, you know, ..../Photo by Patricia Leslie
How would you like to be born under the eyes of total strangers? It happens often at the Montgomery County Fair when "Lit'l Shiester" was only three hours old when she was pictured here. What a generous little calf and mom to be so tolerant of the curious!/Photo by Patricia Leslie
Mama and three-hour-old baby got no privacy at the Montgomery County Fair/Photo by Patricia Leslie
"Lit'l Shiester" with her mom at the Montgomery County Fair/Photo by Patricia Leslie
These little piggies seem to be luxuriating in each other at the Montgomery County Fair/Photo by Patricia Leslie
It was the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair with lots of fun, lots to see, and whole lotta to eat!
This little piggie went to market, this little piggie stayed home, this little piggie ate roast beef, the little piggie had none, and this little piggie rode a truck at the Montgomery County Fair, however, live animals did not accompany humans on this float in the parade/Photo by Patricia Leslie
And for these B I G piggies, it was time for some shut-eye at the Montgomery County Fair/Photo by Patricia Leslie
There were piglets and pigs and cows and calves and maybe, 6,000 kinds of rabbits. (You could buy one rabbit for about $80 and some rabbits had pedigrees! Rabbits? Pedigrees? You've seen one rabbit, you've seen them all!)
Time to moo (can't resist) on to the cows and cows and more cows which were about as numerous as the rabbits, but not so much. (Sorry, rabbits and rabbit lovers.)
How would you like a group of strangers watching your birth?
It must be a medical school training lab! Nope, it was at the fair where poor "Lit'l Shiester" and her mom had to endure a crowd watching her enter the world. Take a gander of that! And humans think they've got it rough when they deliver a ten-pounder. R i g h t t t t t t .... Lit'l Shiester weighed a whole lot more than ten pounds!
With animals galore, there was alcohol, too (in tents), and whatever you do, never forget the funnel cakes and fried oreos which were plum delish (6 for $8)! I don't even like oreos but these I had to try and they were wonderful, to melt in my mouth, all that gooey chocolate surrounded by empty air puffs of sugary dough. I am still flying high from eating them many days ago.
Tickets to the rides were $1.50 multiplied by about 4 ($6) which is about the average cost except for the really big ones which go for more. The swings were, actually, kind of boring but the pirate's boat was scarier than it looked, so much so that Marie cried to get off, but there was no stopping us when we got up real high, and she just had to cry and bear it.
Admission - It varied. Next year the price will be different.
Parking was free at Lakeforest Mall and free school bus shuttles at the mall had wheels to the fairgrounds. No waiting! Plenty of buses; plenty of room. Highly organized.
Restrooms - with attendants and fairly clean (for a fair!).
Come one! Come all (next year)! To the greatest DMV fair before fall! (I had to make it rhyme.)
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