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Carp Fair 2021 in pictures

Posted on October 2, 2021

The Carp Fair is quite the operation. You park your car in a rolling green field off Carp Road and then take one of the shuttle buses running every few minutes to the fair grounds located two kilometres away. After having been shuttered by the pandemic in 2020, the fair — established in 1863 — was back in person this September for the 158th time. I had my first Pogo stick in more than twenty years, but I walked away from the temptation of purchasing a candy apple, as dental implants cost $4,000+ in Ontario. All in all, I learned something about woodworking, livestock, pumpkins and midways.

Josh the woodworker. Photo: Ottawa Reflections
If the CN Tower grew legs. (I observed from below, I did not partake.) Photo: Ottawa Reflections.
The swooping dragon. Photo: Ottawa Reflections
Bright lights. Photo: Ottawa Reflections.
Dreams to catch. Photo: Ottawa Reflections
Exploring surnames and ancestry. Photo: Ottawa Reflections
Street scene at the Carp Fair. Photo: Ottawa Reflections
The one on the right wasn’t about to get up for a few scraps. Photo: Ottawa Reflections

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