CALEDONIA—‘Autumn Leaves and Pumpkins Please’ was this year’s theme for the 151st Caledonia Fair – and what a beautiful weekend for it. Known as “The Country Fair of Your Memories”, the Caledonia Agricultural Society promised fun for the whole family. Activities included a midway with rides and games, entertainers for both kids and adults, agricultural exhibits, community booths, a demolition derby, animal shows, the annual High School Challenge, and more. Above left, River O’Hara of Cayuga showing off her prize won in the midway. Above right, a group of children enjoying the free KidZone at the fair, which included this “sandbox” filled with dry corn to explore.
CALEDONIA—Agriculture and exhibits remained a huge part of the 151st Caledonia Fair, with entrants excitedly entering the fair when it opened September 28 to see how their exhibits placed. Those interested could enter animals, vegetables, fruits, baking, needlecraft, and more to be judged and given a placing based on the number of entries in each category. The Caledonia Fair website advises that over $50,000 in prizes for agricultural, homecraft, and school entries are given out each year. Above left, Claire Hammond of Caledonia poses with her first place win in the drawing section of the Homecraft exhibits. Above centre, Lorraine Johnson of Caledonia and sister Patti Lanktree of Burlington admire Lorraine’s first place quilted table runner. Above right, Gavin Whitwell and Will Stoneman of Hagersville preparing their entries for the beef show, one of several livestock shows put on by 4-H members. The weekend finished with the 50/50 draw on Sunday, October 1, and Fair Manager Ian Thompson said the winner was B. Allison of Cayuga, who won $4,250 and decided to donate the proceeds back to the fair. The quilt draw was won by H. Edwards of Etobicoke, taking home a quilt donated by the Caledonia Grand River Quilters Guild.
CALEDONIA— From left to right, Annabelle Munro of Selkirk milks a cow at Squire McKinnon’s Petting Farm, Sullivan Heaslip of Fisherville showing his tractor skills in the KidZone, Alexis and Jamie Daglish volunteering at the fair gates, and Elijah Milo of Cayuga bobbing for ducks at the midway.
CALEDONIA— From left to right, Mad Science was one of many entertainment options that also included illusions, music, comedy, and more, Caledonia Fair volunteers with fair mascot Callie the Cow at the Riverside Eatery, one of several food options, Cayuga Secondary School worked as a team to win the High School Challenge for the second year in a row (photo by Bruce Burton).
—Haldimand Press photos by Rachel Vaarkamp.
