East Side County Fairs

A few weeks ago, Brian and I decided to see how the fairs on the east side of the state compared to the fairs on the west side of the state. There were two fairs over here the same week, so we decided to check out both of them.

On Monday, we went to the Wayne County Fair which is only about 5 minutes away from our apartment. We were rather disappointed by this fair to say the least. There were only about 10 cars there when we arrived and very few people in general. The rides were still being put together and there was no food available. I was hoping to get an elephant ear, but it was very obvious that wasn't going to happen! We walked through the barns and saw the animals, but were again disappointed by them. There were only 4 dairy cows and only one was a Holstein. We only stayed about 20 minutes before we had seen everything and decided to go home.

On Thursday, by the recommendation of one of Brian's coworkers, we went to the Monroe County Fair. This one was about 30 minutes from our apartment, but worth every minute of the drive! The fair was huge and exactly what we had pictured as a fair! They had lots of animals (including guinea pigs!) and lots of different things to check out. We spent a few hours at this fair and were very impressed! I got my elephant ear and Brian had a really good chocolate shake. Below are pictures from the Monroe Fair since it was actually worth taking pictures of! Enjoy!