Mai Main, 6, of Voluntown, talks with her cousin Macayla Schramm, of North Stonington, while petting Macayla’s Holstein cows in the cattle barn before opening night of the North Stonington Agricultural Fair Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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From left, Marty Booker, of Stonington, her grandson, Booker McFarland, 11, of Sharon, Mass., and her son, Peter Booker, of Mystic, judge the Cathy Lewis Chocolate Chip cookies competition in the Arts and Crafts Exhibit building before opening night of the North Stonington Agricultural Fair Thursday, July 11, 2024. The family started in the morning and also judged 3 types of pies, 2 kinds of cakes, cupcakes and breads ending just before the fair opened. Marty started judging with her mother, and her son joined her about 20 years ago and it is Booker’s first year. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Elizabeth Lantz, 15, of Portsmouth, R.I., grooms her Shropshire ewe while her friend Nathan Amaral, 17, of Swansea, Mass., cleans one of her clippers before opening night of the North Stonington Agricultural Fair Thursday, July 11, 2024. Lantz will be competing in breeding and showmanship during the Sheep Show. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Vic Lenda, of Uncasville, secures 150 pounds of weights to his tractor before competing in the Super Stock Class of the New England Garden Tractor Pullers competition later in the evening on opening night of the North Stonington Agricultural Fair Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Ferris wheel operators Alex Salinas, left, and Juan Claudio, of Rockwell Amusements, relax before opening night of the North Stonington Agricultural Fair Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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