A lot of people have shared with me that this blog is helpful because it helps them make a plan of what they'd like to do, see, eat, etc. Others just find this blog entertaining. Whatever your reason for reading, I thank you. I went back and polished up my last post, as it looked pretty bad, appearance-wise. My computer wasn't cooperating, so it was my first official blog post from an i-phone. I'm back on the computer today, so hopefully it won't look like a post made by a 1st grader, lol.
These posts over the next few weeks are going to be packed with info that you might want to know. If you miss a post, just "stalk" my Facebook page to see the back-posts that have already been posted. I want you to be as informed as possible. and this blog is mainly for you. So, I'd like to know what info you'd like to see. What do you want to know about? I'll do my best to tailor these posts according to what you're interested in seeing. In addition to this blog post, you can also pick up a free visitor guide at the state fair office. Most of the info that you receive from me are going to come from this guide. Today's post will focus on what's new this year:
Food: The Carousel Café is stealing headlines this year with quite a few new things. The Carousel Café is the official home of the Krispy Kreme hamburger (which I have tried, and it's actually pretty good). They are rolling out the Krispy Kreme hot dog. The bun is a Krispy Kreme jelly-stuffed donut. It's filled with an Angus beef hot dog topped with more jelly and thick applewood smoked bacon. They're also promoting a honey-bun burger that is a traditional burger, except that instead of your typical hamburger buns, they use honey buns. You can also opt to add regular or chocolate-covered bacon to this entrée. How about Dole Whip, a creamy, fruity ice cream soft-serve? The Carousel will also offer their other fares, including their Mac attack (burger with deep-fried macaroni as the bun) or the roni dog, a bacon and cheddar hot dog topped with macaroni and cheese and bacon bits. The Carousel Café is located across the street and north of the Channel 12 building. My friends, The Brackett's from Brackett Concessions have a few pink buildings around the grounds. They are offering fried cheesecake bites, topped with powdered sugar and cherry drizzle. They also offer deep-fried cookie dough, and are right next to the Channel 12 building. Their other booth is just east of the Old Mill. And just when you think the Pronto Pup couldn't outdo themselves, they did! New this year is the Papa Pup, a 10-inch Pronto Pup! I'm in Heaven! D&J Pronto Pups are located in several areas around the fairgrounds in their signature yellow booths.
Competitons: How would you like to enter a Pronto Pup eating contest? For $15, you can get a T-shirt and try to eat as many Pronto Pups as you can in 10 minutes. I challenge Joey Chestnut to do this! This takes place on Sunday, Sept 15 at Lake Talbott at Noon. On September 8, you can enter a pancake-flipping contest. On September 7, you can enter a mini butter-sculpture contest. They'll give you a pound of butter, some plastic utensils, you bring some wire, tubing, or carving tools, and go to town on that butter! In addition to the Governor's Cookie Jar, new this year is the Governor's Tea Cup, where you can enter a hand-painted china teacup. On September 14, you can compete in a live scarecrow-building contest. Can you create the ultimate stacker sandwich? You can test your skill on September 8. How are your floral skills? You can claim "State Fair Florist of the Year" status in this competition. Can you make a sleeping mat out of recycled grocery bags? In this competition, you can make a sleeping mat, maybe win a prize, and then all of the mats are donated to people in need of assistance.
Entertainment: In addition to Ron Diamond, Bandaloni, and others. look for roving act John Beatty. He is a strong-man who can bend steel, flip over cars, and pull pick-up trucks. Also look for Jason D'Vaude, a roving one-man circus who can juggle fire and sharp objects, and ride tall unicycles. In Gottschalk Park, this year's act is the Flores Thrill Show. These guys do balancing acts on the top of 50-foot sway bars, and ride motorcycles inside a giant iron cage ball. They were featured on America's Got Talent.
These are just a few highlights. The fair offers much more than what I have time or space to include. Hopefully this gives you some insight on what you might consider seeing, doing, or eating. Thoughts? Questions? Comments? This is your blog, what do you want to know about? I'll come back in a few days with more info. In the meantime, like it up, comment, and feel free to share. Thanks for reading, and God bless!
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