Jessica Wittenstein, 16, of the Glenview Clovers 4-H Club unloads a Holstein cow Tuesday for the Lake County Fair. The fair runs Wednesday through Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Teenagers from the Glenview Clovers 4-H Club led Holstein cows into their stalls, while Phil Tonyan of Spring Grove used a blower to clean dirt off his crossbred cow named Sugar Ray as the Lake County Fair came alive in preparation for Wednesday's opening.
The annual fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake runs through Sunday, July 31, with amusement rides, food, entertainment and lots of farm animals.
Wednesday's events include goat, sheep and dairy cow judging, entertainment by the Whiskey Bends Band and Rosehill Revival band, the Miss Lake County Fair queen pageant, and concludes with stadium motocross.
Daily attractions feature the Banana Derby, the Ham Bone Express pig races, Ag Adventure!, dog demonstrations, and livestock judging and demonstrations.
Ken Lenzen of Grayslake unloads a tractor and the barrel train cars at the Lake County Farm Heritage area in preparation for Wednesday's opening of the Lake County Fair, which runs through Sunday in Grayslake.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Phil Tonyan, 19, of Spring Grove blows dirt off Sugar Ray as vendors and others prepare for Wednesday's opening of the Lake County Fair. The fair runs through Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Carol Boger of Ham Bone Express prepares the run for the pig races as vendors and others prepare for Wednesday's start of the Lake County Fair. The fair runs through Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Crandon Silloway, 16, of Quality Concessions decorates the eatery that sells Wisconsin cheese curds as he prepares for Wednesday's opening of the Lake County Fair. The fair runs through Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com