Days til fair: 229Weather: Rain.Fair fact: The demolition derby was first held at the fair in 1978.All’s fair Seasoned draft-horse driver Dan Weidkamp pulled some pranks back in the day at the Northwest Washington Fair. Photo by Mike Urban Even the most ordinary settings at the fair hold ...
Days til fair: 242Weather: Cold showers.Fair fact: The chocolate chip cookies used for Moo-Wiches are always made with real “butter, not margarine – pretty important to us Dairy Women.” (Cheryl DeHaan of the Whatcom County Dairy Women. She came up with the Moo-Wich ...
Days til fair: 249Weather: Cold and grey.Farm fact: Sheep only have lower teeth. All’s fair With heart and hands: Elaine Kollmyer-Nixon won best of division for this quilt in 2009. Photo by Meryl Schenker‘Tis the season for snoozing under warm flannel sheets and heaps of blankets. We ...
Days til fair: 256Weather: Overnight lows in the 20s. Farm fact: An average cow can produce about 10 gallons of milk per day, according to Henry Bierlink of Whatcom Farm Friends.Former Fair Managers Ron VanderYacht, left, Jim Vanderzee and Bill Swinburnson enjoy the 2009 fair. Photo by Meryl ...
