Shearing sheep at the fair is hard work

As the clock hit two o’clock on the first day of the Addison County Fair & Field Days this past Tuesday, kids and adults alike rush to the sheep tent in the northeast corner at the Addison County Fairgrounds.

“You just survived your first foot crushing by a hoof,” a 4-H parent told an Addy Indy reporter after an excited Jersey calf stepped on her right foot as she exited the animal showing area after a strong performance at Tuesday’s Addison County Fair and Fi … (read more)

On the first evening of Addison County Fair and Field Days, horses are quickly lined up behind the warm-up ring gate, ready to gallop.

Tom Joyce enthralled many young audience members during the first day of his comedy magic show at Field Days on Tuesday. The Pittsfield magician, known as the Magic Man, had many special guests and relied on participation and humor from the audience.

Though firearms are not physically allowed into the fair, during Field Days last week groups were allowed to hold gun raffles open to everyone in attendance.

Tammy Shattuck introduced Field Days fairgoers to her fried pies at her treat’s debut at the event. Cassandra Wagner was selling fried cheese curds with just one more Field Days under her belt than Shattuck.

As the climate warms and the rains continue (and the mud gets worse), can we start working toward making Field Days more responsive to climate change?

NEW HAVEN — Below are the results from the ox and pony pulling competitions held at the 2023 Addison County Fair and Field Days, Aug. 8-Aug. 11. The horse pulling competition was called off. Ox Pull results 2000 Class: 1. Tucker Hicks, Charlemont, Mass., … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — Below are the results from the Dairy Fitting and Showmanship competition at the 2023 Addison County Fair and Field Days, held Thursday, Aug. 10. NOVICE CLASS (never shown before) 8-year-olds: 1. Sophee Shepard; 2. Ella Pope; 3. Lacey Barber; 4 … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — Every year, the Home and Garden Departments at Addison County Fair and Field Days host amateur competitions in five areas in the Frances Monroe Building. This year, the competition had more entries in almost every department than it has had fo … (read more)

After motor enthusiasts waited an extra day for the popular Demolition Derby at Field Days, Moriah Sullivan Hebert opened by singing the National Anthem then got in her car and drove.

For the second year in a row, Jonathan Chamberlin’s daughter, Paige, 9, was able to show animals at the Addison County Field Days Fair through the same 4-H lease program that he participated in as a child. 

Each year, families flood into the show tent at the Addison County Fair and Field Days, and sit on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the beloved entertainer Pirate Man Dan.

On Tuesday, Verd Mont Button Club member Sheri Ross, 73, enthusiastically showed off a collection of small, big and beautiful buttons displayed on pillows that the Verd Mont Button Club stand in the Home and Garden Barn at this year’s Addison County Fair … (read more)

The Home and Garden Building on the Addison County fairgrounds currently exhibits 203 pieces of art submitted by folks from “all around the county and beyond,” as Handicrafts Superintendent Lee Greenwalt describes it.