Family Fun at the Jefferson County WV Fair
Well, this fair has history for me. I remember coming to a few of them growing up when we would come in to visit my dad's family during the Summer. The county fair was like vacation for my granddad, uncle, and cousins. Being the farmers that they are, they are very much into the tractor pulls. There were many nights at Grandma and Granddad's watching the video taken at one of the many tractor pulling events they had participated in.
Since it was a Sunday and there was some tractor pulling going on, we made the beautiful trip from Loudoun County VA to Jefferson County WV. We thought that Michael would love watching the pull since he likes tractors and pretty much anything with wheels.
When we got there, we looked at all the antique tractors and just walked around. Michael had no desire to look at any of the animals that were on display and was kind of disappointed when he walked into one of the buildings that had other 4H projects on display. I think he was looking for food or something fun to do. Because of it being the first full day of the fair, the carnival rides were not completely setup.
There was going to be drag racing after the pulling, but we decided to head on back home. The fair is going on the rest of the week so, if you live nearby you've got plenty of time to head on over and have some fun. Tonight my cousins will be in the tractor pulling event and it's also family night over in the carnival section. To learn more about the fair and what all is going on this week, click here to check out their website.
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I always like traveling through the hills and rivers. Because this is my dream.....When i get time drop my work i make a journey by lunch! Your Journey story is great....Thanks for sharing with us !
ReplyDeleteI’ve lived in various parts of the state and I would say it mostly depends on what you’re looking for.
ReplyDeleteIf it’s rural and you want to be far away from everything, I would suggest Monroe County. It’s beautiful, truly. You won’t see wal marts or strip malls. There’s only a few incorporated towns in the whole county. It’s mountains and valleys with lots of farmland. Mostly older folks. Definitely more insular, like traditional WV where being a good neighbor is staying out of your neighbors space and minding your own.
If you want rural but it’s important to be close to something, eastern panhandle would be a good choice. It’s close to DC and Baltimore, but it’s still easy to find very rural areas that are scenic. It’s less mountainous, but there’s still the blue ridge mountains and the Shenandoah river area in Jefferson County. Lots of civil war history if you’re into that. Jefferson county is the wealthiest county so cost of living is higher, but access to fun stuff is better than most parts of the state.