The Blakes Prairie Junior Fair gets underway today in Bloomington. Every year the fair puts an emphasis on the area youth:
That’s one of the fair organizers Mary Sue White. She says a bitter-sweet part of the fair for the exhibitors is the meat animal auction:
Tonight’s featured entertainment is the Tri-State Truck and Tractor Pull with the Local Tractor Pull and Too Hot Too Farm Class tomorrow night. On Sunday the River Ridge FFA Chicken Barbeque takes place from 10:30 until1; Pie Contest at 11:30, Horse Pull at 1:30 and the Demolition Derby at 6:30. Find the full schedule at blakesprairiefair.com.
photo from blakesprairiefair.com