2006 Fair 3rd Best Ever
Great weather smiles
on seven of eight days
Sparkling sunshine for seven of its
eight days made the 2006 Fryeburg Fair the third best on record
in the event’s 156-year history.
Early rain on the opening Sunday gave way
to warm and sunny days and yielded a record attendance day on Tuesday,
Senior Citizen’s Day. Barry Emery, ticket superintendent for 31
years, reported a total daily paid attendance of 187,608.
Tuesday’s gate totaled 17,014, exceeding
the record of 15,496 set in 2000. Emery estimated that there were also
at least that many senior citizens attending.
“We don’t count the seniors
that day but judging from the tremendous crowd on the midway, I’d
say we had at least as many seniors as we did people buying tickets,”
Emery said, noting that children under 12 are admitted free all week.
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