Mile: 114,470

So anyone who knows us knows fairs are our thing with Action Jackson loving them. We went to a fair that NONE of us had ever been to before … the Dutchess County Fair. We have to say this is by far our FAVORITE fair. Located over the state line in Rhinebeck, New York it is large and it has a LOT to do.

We were overwhelmed by the amount of things and took it all in like an almost 8 year old would!

There was food galore with a great steak sandwich booth, crab Mac and cheese, pizza, ice cream, sugary long sticks of goodness and much, much more.

There was all kinds of reptiles and birds and fishes on top of the regular farm animals. There were litttle piglets, a colt its born and calves.

We got to see old exhibits of how things use to be “back in the day.” There was antique machinery, old trucks, all kinds of vegetables AND the GLOBE OF DEATH!

There was a magic show and even a concert as we were leaving. We made sure to stay until the sunset so we could see all of the booths lit up.

Jackson tried his hand at the darts and popped a bunch of balloons. He may have a career in hustle!

We will definitely be back next year to this one!

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Mile: 114,410

Here is a hill I will die on …. Kelly’s Creamery and Kelly’s Husbands Food Truck have the BEST chicken fingers. They are huge and juicy and heavenly.

Action Jacksonville got a grilled cheese which must have been good because there was none left!

We played a round of mini golf knowing that we are on the back half of the summer.

Then we cooled down with some fantastic ice cream!

Another page written in the Ole Red adventures.

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Mile: 113,890

Action Jackson got to start the day using the lull with Papa! Before you know it he will be running all of the machines on his own all the time!

After that we got to go back in time.

We visited the old Gaylordsville school house. It was neat for him to see how the school was one room. He was trying to wrap his head around one room for all the grades. He was in luck though as there were no longer wooden rulers so we didn’t have to explain what that was all about. I still shudder when I see a wooden spoon too!

Then we went over to an old forge to see how parts were made for wagons by hand.

After that it was off to the old Merwinsville Hotel which a bunch of volunteers have helped to restore. We used to have passenger trains that went through town and they would stop at the hotel which was also a station.

It was a good day to hear and see how our Town used to be!

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