PHOTO GALLERY: Manatee County Fair

Sherlyn Best, Haley Mercer and Sandra Maddox represented Nolan Middle Schools FFA chapter.
Attractions such as the Ferris wheel were a hit.
Lyle and Kristen Whidden reminisced as they saw a ride their children used to love.
Karen Arroyo, Jazmin Sanchez and Briana Willis were eager to try all the rides.
Dylan and Dakota McNally made sure to get their photo taken with the sea lions.
Fair-goers could enjoy a smorgasbord of food, including sausages, funnel cakes, pizza and more.
John Meigs' display of candy apples and cotton candy lured quite a crowd.
Fair-goers perused the best works of Manatee County residents, including these photographs.
Kathy Rodd demonstrated how to paint a landscape. She was stationed in the craft section of the fair.
Callie Parsons prepares Amish doughnuts.
Jaelyn Symoungkhoune couldn’t get enough of petting the cows.
Sisters Casey and Brooke Farrow each showed a pig.
Rachel Lightner, a junior at Braden River High School, showed her heifer, Annabelle.
Cousins Veda Lococo and Audrey Robuck eagerly looked at the livestock.
Caitlin Dixon, center, came out to support friends Nick Kersey, left, and Kenny Hyson, right, as they showed plants in the fair.
Steve the Pretty Good amused guests.