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Fun starts Tuesday
Saratoga County Fair carries on tradition of family entertainment Posted on July 16, 2012.
Ballston Center residents C. Lester Merchant, left, and Alan Colyer travel triumphantly in Colyer's 1912 Ford "Model T" touring car. The men made the scene during the 1960s at the Saratoga County Fair. The 2012 edition of the fair begins Tuesday and runs through Sunday. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
Two little girls ride quiet, colorful horses on the Saratoga County Fair's merry-go-round. Spin and speed rides will be at the fair this week. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
Sig Sautelle's "Mammoth Show" attracts a big crowd at the Saratoga County Fair during the late 1800s or early 1900s. The "parlor of fun" and dog circus were under the big tent. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
W.C. Bush's trotter Bonnie Soverign takes first place in a harness race held at the Saratoga County Fair on Aug. 31, 1923. Harness racing was a staple at the fair through the 1970s. The fair is now well known for its impressive midway, hundreds of farm animals and huge assortment of vendors. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
The Saratoga County Fair of the early 20th century attracted men and women dressed in summer skirts, long pants, jackets and bowler hats. Days of T-shirts, shorts and sandals were still a long ways off. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
Penny Heritage, left, the "Saratoga County Dairy Princess" of 1981, spends time with milk booster Sandy Sanders and friend. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
Karena Robinson of Saratoga Springs smiles as "Miss Saratoga County Fair" during the summer of 1988. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
A young equestrian prepares to show off skills and steed during a recent Saratoga County Fair. Photo courtesy Saratoga County Fair.
The Saratoga County seal dates to 1791. The Saratoga County Fair dates to 1841.
