Crowds flood Peru streets for 36th annual fair
Cynthia Prairie | Sep 29, 2015 | Comments 0
A cool but sunny Saturday greeted the 36-year-old Peru Fair. With 100 vendors selling everything from pottery to dumplings, music filling the air from several stages and the aroma of fire-roasted pig wafting through the crowds, it was bound to be a success.
Proceeds from the fair go to the Peru Scholarship Fund, a non-profit organization that distributes scholarships to children from Peru pursing higher education. The organization raises its money through fair entrance and vendor booth fees, a 50-50 raffle and the sale of T-shirts and hats.
Peru Fair volunteer Laurie Gayda said that the fund grants 11 to 13 students $1,000 annual scholarships that are repeated for all four years of college.
Below is a photo gallery of a few of the sights of the day. Click on any photo to launch the gallery. Photos ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC unless otherwise noted.
The Crossover Cloggers from Bennington tap out a tune to the delight of onlookers.
Taking a break during the festival. Photo by Paul Myers.
A shopper picks out pieces of Susan Leader Pottery. Leader is from Andover.
George Ainley of Springfield, left, a chairmaker, and Sumio Seo of Wallingford play some pleasant acoustic music.
Leading the annual parade through the fair is John Specker, left, and his daughter Ida Mae.
An adorable member of a fringe group. Photo by Paul Myers.
Two boys ‘bale’ on the festivities to take a break. Photo by Paul Myers.
Guangying Chen prepares dumplings and egg rolls.
Nordic Harmoni announces its concert schedule.
Peggy Powell finally has a nosh. Photo by Paul Myers.
An overview of the street scene.
Two performers with the Kids’ Circus enjoy a respite. Photo by Paul Myers.
An antique Cadillac draws admiring looks …
as does the classic Beetle, driven by Adriane Lechner.
Volunteer Carly Dayda takes a mid-day snooze. Photo by Paul Myers.
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About the Author: Cynthia Prairie has been a newspaper editor more than 40 years. Cynthia has worked at such publications as the Raleigh Times, the Baltimore News American, the Buffalo Courier Express, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Patuxent Publishing chain of community newspapers in Maryland, and has won numerous state awards for her reporting. As an editor, she has overseen her staffs to win many awards for indepth coverage. She and her family moved to Chester, Vermont in 2004.
