The Great Frederick Fair

This year marks my 37th consecutive visit to the Great Frederick Fair! It's a tradition for me and I love it. The past couple of years, we've visited at night and the crowds were a bit too much. So this year, we decided to take advantage of this nearly perfect fall Saturday to enjoy some fair time.

Since I was little, one of the first stops for food has been to Carroll Manor's tent. Staffed by volunteers from their local fire department, they have great soups, hamburgers and fries.

But, for the past couple of years, Hemp's has been our favorite. Great barbecue beef, fries and SWEET TEA! Yum!
From the looks of things, lots of folks agree...it's the best! (Glad we were here early, honestly, the lines are shorter than usual.)
It wouldn't be complete without a visit through the midway

to see the ferris wheel

and the yummy junk food

and probably my favorite, visiting the animals!

Yep, it was a great day at the fair!