Something for Everyone II

Queens County Fair starts today

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By DOUG WATLING
For The Daily Gleaner

The Gagetown area's premier agricultural fair opens its doors today at 10 a.m. at the Queens County Fairgrounds.

Lots to see at the fair: Gemstone cutter and silversmith Tony Campbell from Prince Edward Island arranges a mookite pendant in his booth at the Queens County Fair. Campbell has been coming to the fair for seven years.

creative showcase: Queens County Fair volunteer Nancy Blanchard-MacDonald examines some of the latest entries in the fair's photography competition. Each year, the fair receives hundreds of entries in a number of artistic categories.

As usual, the fair will be offering a cornucopia of livestock, horse shows, farm animals, live music, a bustling midway, horticulture, arts and crafts competitions, and downhome grub.

"There's something for everybody," said fair vice-president Bob McNally. "We're not straying from our format. The Queens County Fair is still an old-fashioned, country-style fair."

But that doesn't mean the fair's small army of volunteers is staying with the tried and true.

"We're sticking to our country roots, but blending the old with the new," said entertainment chairwoman Connie Denby. "We're branching out and trying to mix things up a little bit."

Part of that new blood is Moncton's Neon Highway, which will be bringing its brand of "untamed country" to the fair's outdoor stage Saturday afternoon.