Fair off to blue-ribbon start
SUN PHOTO BY SARAH COWARD
April King and Steve Settle ride the Rock & Roll ride Friday at the Charlotte County Fair in Port Charlotte. The fair runs through Feb. 12. Visit www.thecharlottecountyfair.com for events, directions, schedules and exhibits.
SUN PHOTO BY SARAH COWARD
Port Charlotte resident Jolene Burwell feeds a slice of carrot to a goat while sister Destiny Sharples takes a photo at the petting zoo Friday at the fair.
Amber, a New Zealander rabbit, lounges on a table inside the small livestock showroom at the Charlotte County Fair Friday, February 3 in Port Charlotte.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Chainsaw woodcarvers Chris Lantz, left, and Michael Koentop of Extreme Creations show off some of their work during the Charlotte County Fair.
MURDOCK — With its contests for critters from rabbits to roosters and rides that vary from a Ferris wheel to the infamous Nitro, the 2012 Charlotte County Fair hasn’t changed much since it was started 24 years ago.
And, for that, it deserves a blue ribbon, patrons said Saturday.
