mwgerard September 8, 2013 1 Comment

Most years we try to make our annual pilgrimage to Cumberland County, Illinois during fair week.  Here are some photos from this year’s trip.

Fair entries
Fair entries
Fair stairs
Fair stairs
West End of the grandstand
West End of the grandstand
Tracking the races
Tracking the races
Thoroughbred racing
Thoroughbred racing
Sun going down
Sun going down
Cumberland County Fair Queen Pageant
Cumberland County Fair Queen Pageant
Downtown Greenup
Downtown Greenup
Downtown Greenup
Downtown Greenup
Fair Hall
Fair Hall
Fair Food Truck
Fair Food Truck

 

Cumberland County Pork Producers
Cumberland County Pork Producers

 

Carousel
Carousel
Greenup Historical Society
Greenup Historical Society
Greenup Depot
Greenup Depot
Greenup Depot
Greenup Depot
Rodeo
Rodeo
Gathering storm
Gathering storm
World's Fastest Soda Machine, Lerna, IL
World’s Fastest Soda Machine, Lerna, IL

 

Vintage Karma, Tuscola, IL
Vintage Karma, Tuscola, IL

 

Flesor's Candy Kitchen, Tuscola, IL
Flesor’s Candy Kitchen, Tuscola, IL

 

World's Largest Wind Chime, Casey, IL
World’s Largest Wind Chime, Casey, IL

 

World's Largest Golf Tee, Casey, IL
World’s Largest Golf Tee, Casey, IL

 

World's Largest Knitting Needles, Casey, IL
World’s Largest Knitting Needles, Casey, IL

 

Fair ushers
Fair ushers

 

Reflection
Reflection

 

Rides
Rides
Ticket Booth
Ticket Booth
Night Sky
Night Sky

 

 

One thought on “Trip to Rural Illinois – 2013”

  1. Love your photos! Very inspiring. I think Ainslie and I need to take a trip to Greenup! And what’s up with all that big stuff in Casey? 🙂

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