Photo Album: Oxford County Fair begins

Ciara Mason, left, of Woodstock coaches her 6-year-old cousin, Delaney Morgan of Woodstock, on how to drive Lucky and Charm on Wednesday at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. Mason said she is the fourth and Morgan is the fifth generation from the Morgan Family Farm to show oxen and steer at the fair. The fair runs through Saturday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Debbie Withee of Waterford collects a batch of apples Wednesday for the Oxford County Fair Museum in Oxford. Withee said the museum is only open the four days that the fair is held each year. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Finnegan Barker, left, and Connor Hurd, both of Naples, and Greyson Gallant of Mechanic Falls take turns Wednesday while climbing on an antique tractor during the opening day of the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. The boys visited the fair with their teachers and classmates from Miss Maple’s Nature House, a nature-based child care center in Harrison. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Canned pickles, jams, salsas and sauces are on display Wednesday during opening day of the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. The fair runs through Saturday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cynthia Maxwell of Auburn sews a tote bag Wednesday inside the exhibition hall at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. Maxwell said she has a different project for each day that she volunteers at the fair. “I can’t sit here and do nothing,” said Maxwell. “I have to have something to do.” The fair runs through Saturday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Employees of the Sandwich Factory cut onions Wednesday for a days’ worth of sausage and steak sandwiches at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. Hilda Thompson of Lewiston said four 50-pound bags of onions will be cut for the first day of the fair. Thompson said 90 bags will be cut for the first day of the Fryeburg Fair. “At least, if not more,” Thompson said while comparing the size of the two annual fairs. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Otis Gavett, second from left, and his cousins Mariah Gavett, second from right, and Kiley Gavett, all of Bridgton, wash their lambs Wednesday at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. Mariah Gavett’s father, Marcus Gavett, left, said the members of the Saco Valley 4-H Club will show their market lambs on Thursday and try to sell them on Friday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

David Witham of Oxford demonstrates Wednesday how water was once pumped into the kitchen sink during the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. Witham, 80, volunteers inside the Oxford County Fair Museum every year. The fair runs through Saturday. For more information, visit www.oxfordcountyfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cindy Kilgore of Jay, from left, Sheryl Morgan of Woodstock, Marie Larrabee and Mark Larrabee, both of Litchfield, and Norris Smith of Jay enjoy each other’s company Wednesday at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. The fair runs through Saturday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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