And so the San Juan County Fair gets underway…

See you at the San Juan County Fair!

To see the big picture this year, click here for all the events & entertainment that get underway today.

To see the big picture from last year, see if you can find yourself, your loved ones, or your ex-wife in these pictures of Faces of the Fair 2009, from last time.

Some things to add to the list:

• Mark Gardner‘s free photos! Here’s the scoop:

Free Portraits at the San Juan Country Fair  – Tuesday, Aug 17-Saturday, Aug 21 – 12noon to 5pm. Bring your fair entry (animal, vegetable, or whatever), your Zuccini 500 entry, or just yourself by my booth, which is located just outside the south entrance of the main fair building, starting Tuesday (the day you bring your entries) from 12 noon until 4pm, and then everyday of the fair from 12 noon until about 5pm.

You get a free 4×6 print, files for use on the web and a 25% discount on additional prints. For more information, just give me a call at 378-1371.

Thanks and I hope to see you at at the fair!

You gotta use all recycled materials for your outfit....

• The Trashion Fashion Show is Wednesday night! It’s awesome – don’t miss it! (here’s the scoop on that!) and…here’s a portfolio of the folks in it so you can see what it looked like, last year, along with the story. Pretty creative & resourceful folks we have around here!

• The Fair is a great place to eat lunch! And, since you’re there, drop by & see me when I sing at one pm!

• And everybody else, too! – here’s the schedule for the day.

• Drop by The Green Tent, with the Stewardship Network of the San Juans–  A variety of groups from the Stewardship Network of the San Juans will have displays, activities and special presentations  about the natural world of the San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea.

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