Rainy Day at the Agricultural Fair
Baa-d weather! Sheep hundle together in outdoor pens at barn.
Baa-d weather! Sheep hundle together in outdoor pens at barn.
Iyla Grace Bohan takes in fair sights and sounds on her first birthday.
Iyla Grace Bohan takes in fair sights and sounds on her first birthday.
Staying dry in style.
Staying dry in style.
Draft horses had big day Friday with horse pull competition.
Draft horses had big day Friday with horse pull competition.
John Girouard's draft horses Chuck and Bob.
John Girouard's draft horses Chuck and Bob.
Rain did not borther hard-working draft horse teams.
Rain did not borther hard-working draft horse teams.
Chuck and Bob attempt to pull five tons.
Chuck and Bob attempt to pull five tons.
Blanchard and Fitzgerald horses Jay and Frank pull two tons in draft horse pulling competition.
Blanchard and Fitzgerald horses Jay and Frank pull two tons in draft horse pulling competition.
Jay and Frank hard at work.
Jay and Frank hard at work.
Skip Smart's Abe and Rocky pull 9,400 pounds.
Skip Smart's Abe and Rocky pull 9,400 pounds.
Jonathan Merrill's Clifford and Ruby pulled 9,400 pounds.
Jonathan Merrill's Clifford and Ruby pulled 9,400 pounds.
Chase Panico, Brooklyn Elizabeth, and Prudence Fisher huddle under an umbrella.
Chase Panico, Brooklyn Elizabeth, and Prudence Fisher huddle under an umbrella.
Blue Hill Brass Band plays on, rain or shine.
Blue Hill Brass Band plays on, rain or shine.
Agricultural Society president Dan McClure and his grandchild watch horse pull from a dry spot.
Agricultural Society president Dan McClure and his grandchild watch horse pull from a dry spot.
Firefighter's booth offers grilled goodies on wet day.
Firefighter's booth offers grilled goodies on wet day.
Drew and Jane Bollin dance in the rain.
Drew and Jane Bollin dance in the rain.
Mary-Ruth Flores stays dry in the fiber tent, hand-quilting with whole cloth..
Mary-Ruth Flores stays dry in the fiber tent, hand-quilting with whole cloth..
Prizes wait to be claimed.
Prizes wait to be claimed.
Ferris wheel stops as fair-goers take refuge with blue ribbons in the hall.
Ferris wheel stops as fair-goers take refuge with blue ribbons in the hall.
Steve Iacobucci and Allie Noll share an umbrella.
Steve Iacobucci and Allie Noll share an umbrella.
Fairgrounds were unusually empty.
Fairgrounds were unusually empty.
With riders taking refuge, carousel horses take a break.
With riders taking refuge, carousel horses take a break.
The rain rolled right off their backs.
The rain rolled right off their backs.
Wary glance from donkey dry in the barn.
Wary glance from donkey dry in the barn.
Goat greetings.
Goat greetings.
Baby goats make first appearance at fair.
Baby goats make first appearance at fair.
Lunchtime.
Lunchtime.
Brushing rain off soaked rides.
Brushing rain off soaked rides.
Slushies are a fair staple, even on a rainy day.
Slushies are a fair staple, even on a rainy day.
BIg top reflections.
BIg top reflections.
When the rain comes down the rides stop spinning.
When the rain comes down the rides stop spinning.
According to weather forecast, sun and clear skies will prevail during rest of the fair.
According to weather forecast, sun and clear skies will prevail during rest of the fair.
The skies opened up on the second day of the 2017 Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair Friday, with a day of rain and occasional thunderstorms thinning the normally crowded fairgrounds. But fair fans persevered, donning ponchos and huddling under umbrellas to wander the fairground, visit the animals kept dry in the barn, and watch the annual draft horse pull competition. Draft horse teams were unbothered by the weather — in fact, some said, it probably cooled them —as they pulled increasing weights through the rainy ring.