Alpine Fest ends on a high note in Lake Zurich
Live music, a parade featuring dozens of entries and a chance to get up close and personal with some exotic creatures helped bring another Alpine Fest to a successful close Sunday in Lake Zurich.
The 76th edition of the Lions Club extravaganza kicked off Friday night with firefighter water fights and ended Sunday with a performance by the rock/pop group Semple Band, which is fronted by Keith Semple, a top-20 finalist of "The Voice."
In between, visitors could spend the weekend sampling food, trying out carnival rides and even checking out the unusual creatures that make up Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles.
Lucas Foley of Des Plaines picks up his brother A.J. while his mother, Keri, watches Sunday during the last day of Lake Zurich Alpine Fest.
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Carol LaJeunesse of Grayslake gives her 11-month-old grandson, Evan Roach, his first taste of corn Sunday during the last day of Lake Zurich Alpine Fest.
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Visitors to Lake Zurich Alpine Fest took the last spins on carnival rides Sunday before the annual event shut down until 2019.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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