Final Days: Edelweiss Schuhplattlers (Utica)
Centro Bus Line
Over 86,000 people attended the New York State Fair on Sunday (Source: nysfair.org).
Walkway over State Fair Boulevard
Frisbee to partly sunny: WSTM-TV Meteorologist Peter Hall throws out some gifts.
Sand Sculpture: Center of Progress Building
Man’s Best Friend: Sit Mean Sit Demonstration (Gate 2)
Obey Your Thirst: Omanii’s Lemonade Stand
Butter Sculpture: Dairy Building
State Park at the Fair: Gyrfalcon
Marines (David & Goliath)
Baby Face
Captain America: The Lizard
Ms. Dragonfly
Hilby: The Skinny German Juggle Boy
Coppertone Twins near the Colonnade: Living Statues
Jamisin Cathers-DeLeon, a member of the Oneida Nation and one of the younger performers, participated in the ceremonial dance on the Turtle Mound at the Iroquois Village this morning. Today is Native America Day at the Fair and there will be a traditional dance competition later this evening.
Chef Rick Muzzi gives a hint for one final ingredient during his healthy meal demonstration.
SIF on TV from back in the day.
Here’s a photo from an interview WTVH-TV Channel 5 (CBS affiliate) did on SIF in the late 90s. Thanks to anchor Lisa Spodak (an American University alum) and television exec Gary Wordlaw for finding us in those early years.
State Police Obserservation Tower at the New York State Fair
DelMarVa Peaches
Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant was a featured speaker at the Citywide Crusade back in the day.
Journalist/Photographer LaVergne Harden (right) and her son working in downtown Syracuse.
Night Watch