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>> THIS ORIGINAL WSRE
PRESENTATION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IS
PROVIDED BY THE SANTA ROSA
ISLAND AUTHORITY LOCATED ON
BEAUTIFUL PENSACOLA BEACH,
FLORIDA.
FEATURING A WIDE VARIETY OF
SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINING
VENUES.
FRESH FROM THE GULF SEAFOOD.
SPECTACULAR LODGING.
BRILLIANT WHITE AND SAND
BEACHES.
AND WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS.
PENSACOLA BEACH, WAITING FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY TO EXPLORE.
>> THE AWE ROW MA OF SUGARRY
FUNNEL CAKE AND CARAMEL COVERED
APPLES.
THE SMELL OF A TURKEY LEG
SIZZLING ON A HOT GRILL.
THE DISTINCTIVE SCENT OF
LIVESTOCK.
NOTHING SAYS FALLIBLE IS IN THE
AIR LIKE THE MANY SMELLS OF THE
ANNUAL STATE FAIR.
IT'S AN P OLD TIME TRADITION OF
TASTY FOOD, FANTASTIC RIDES, AND
INTERESTING EXHIBITS.
EVERY OCTOBER THE PENSACOLA
INTERSTATE FAIR COMES TO TOWN
AND JUST WHEN THE WEATHER STARTS
TO TURN COOL, YOU'LL DISCOVER IT
RIGHT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
♪♪
>> BY THEIR NATURE ARE ABOUT
FAMILY AND TRADITION.
THE FRANKEL FAMILY WHO RUN AND
OPERATE FAIR HAVE BEEN KEEPING
THAT TRADITION ALIVE FOR MORE
THAN 70 YEARS.
>> MY DAD ACTUALLY FOUNDED THE
FAIR BACK IN 1935.
JOHNNY FRENKEL, SR..
OUR FIRST FAIRGROUNDS WAS ON THE
CORNER OF SERVANT TEASE AND PACE
BOULEVARD.
ONE ACRE LOT, ADD A FEW COWS,
CHICKENS AND FEW LITTLE RIDES
AND FROM THAT WE MOVEED TO OUR
LOCATION ON POTTER PLANT ROAD
WHICH IS THEN, PEOPLE KNOW IT
NOW AS FAIRFIELD DRIVE.
I MIGHT MENTION ITS NAMED
FAIRFIELD DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE
FAIR BEING THERE FOR SO MANY
YEARS.
WE WERE THERE UNTIL 1969 AND
MOVED OUT TO THIS LOCATION AND
WE HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THE
FRENKELS OWN THE FAIR.
WE DON'T.
IT WAS SET UP AS A CORPORATION.
IT'S DIRECTED BY A A BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
THEY HIRE US, THE STAFF AND I
MANAGE THE FAIR, MY DAD DID IT
FOR YEARS.
AFTER HE GOT OLDER, MY BROTHER
ACTUALLY CAME IN, WAS MANAGER.
SO IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY ONLY
BECAUSE WE WERE RAISED WITH IT.
SO I HAVE BEEN OUT HERE ALL MY
LIFE.
AND IT'S PART OF US, IT'S JUST
PART OF ME.
>> BRINGING FOOD AND FUN TO
THRONGS OF FAIR GOERS REQUIRES
THE EFFORTS OF LOTS OF PEOPLE.
LIKE THE FRENDELS MANY VENDORS
HAVE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR A
LONG TIME.
MY GRANDFATHER STARTED AD
BARBECUE RESTAURANT BROOKS SOUTH
BARBECUE, STILL GOING STRONG.
A 2, 300 RESTAURANT, STILL GOING
STRONG.
NOW MY COUSIN HAS IT.
THEY DO THE CHICKEN IN FAIRS.
I GREW UP DOING THAT WITH MY
GRANDPARENTS.
I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR HOTEL
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT AND NEVER
DREAMED I WOULD DO IT MYSELF
AFTER COLLEGE BUT I WENT TO
COLLEGE AND WE STARTED OUT
TRAVEL.
SO I HAVE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS
SINCE I WAS 10.
IT'S NICE TO SEE PEOPLE COME
BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY COME
UP TO THE WINDOW AND SAY WE COME
OUT TO THE FAIR TO EAT PIZZA,
ACAL ZONE OR STROM BOWLY.
THAT MAKES IT WORTHWHILE.
MY WIFE, SHE KNOWS PEEP BY NAME
WHEN THEY COME TO THE TRAILER,
I'M IN THE BACK MAKING THE
PIZZA.
I RECOGNIZE FACES BUT YOU CAN
TALK ABOUT KIDS AND GRANDKIDS,
IT'S LEAK A FAMILY.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
HOW MUCH THE FAIR DUST DOES FOR
COMMUNITY W THE 4H EXHIBITS, THE
REVENUE GENERATED, THEY DO
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES, THE
WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIR IT'S IN
THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HOW MUCH
IT BRINGS IN.
PEOPLE BUY NEW TRUCKS, TIRES, DO
SERVICE, THE PROPANE BUSINESS,
THE PRODUCE GUY, THE FOOD
PEOPLE, THE RESTAURANTS, FUELING
STATIONS, THERE'S A HUGE IMPACT
THE FAIR BRINGS IN.
>> WE DON'T JUST COME IN AND
MAKE MONEY AND TAKE IT ALL WITH
US.
IT REALLY, THERE'S A LOT THAT
GOES ON OUT HERE.
WE SPEND AWFUL LOT OF MONEY IN
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND IT
BRINGS PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN
TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
THEY SPEND MONEY.
THERE'S A BIG IMPACT.
IT REALLY IS.
WE'RE IN THE HERE JUST TO GET
THEM ONE TIME, WE WANT TO BUILD
A BUSINESS AND IT'S EXCITING
WHEN PEOPLE GO MY PARENTS USED
TO BRING ME HERE WHEN I WAS A
KID.
PENSACOLA IS A GREAT FAIR.
>> PART OF THE ENJOYMENT OF THE
FAIR IS SEEING THE EXCITEMENT OF
THE KIDS.
IT'S NOT JUST THE RIDES THAT
BRING SMILES TO THEIR FACES.
WHEN THEY WALK INTO THE UDORA
PETTING ZOO THEY ENTER THE WORLD
OF SUCH CREATURES MALEMAN, THE
GIRAFFE.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THIS GUY.
HE SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN
ATTRACTION.
>> HE IS.
HE'S THE STAR.
HE'S THREE YEARS OLD, AND WE HAD
HIM SINCE HE WAS EIGHT MONTHS
OLD.
HE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A
LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES AND WHEN
HE'S NOT DOING EVENTS LIKE THIS
HE'S ON OUR DRIVE THROUGH PARK
AND HE'S PART OF THAT.
>> OKAY.
HOW DO YOU GET HIM HERE?
MY GOODNESS.
>> HE HAS HIS OWN 18 WHEELER
TRAILER THAT HE'S TRAINED SO HE
GOES RIGHT IN JUST LIKE A HORSE,
IT'S HEATED AND AIR CONDITION
SOD HE GETS A LIFE OF LUXURY.
>> NOTICE HIS TOUNG IS OVER
18 INCHES, IT'S THE LONGEST
TONGUE IN THE WORLD AND IT'S --
IN OTHER WORDS HECK REACH LIKE A
FINGER AND GRAB THINGS SO PART
OF HIS TONGUE IS ACTUALLY BLACK.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS THEY ONLY
SLEEP FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES A
DAY, THE REST OF THE TIME
THEY'RE ETING AND THAT TAKES
THEM FROM THE SUN SO THE TONGUE
IS ALWAYS EXPOSED TO THE SUN.
>> ALWAYS OUT.
>> FASCINATING.
HOW DOES HE RESPOND TO ALL THE
DIFFERENT PEOPLE HERE ALL THE
TIME?
>> HE'S GREAT.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD ATMOSPHERE
FOR THEM BECAUSE HE GETS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET HEAD, HE'S
OUT OF THE HOT SUN AND IN THE
SHADE AND PEOPLE SEEM TO REALLY
ENJOY HIM AND HE ENJOYS THEM AS
WELL.
>> HE'S A HAPPY ANIMAL.
>> HE S.
>> GIRAFFES ARE NOT THE ONLY
EXAMPLE OF NATURE'S CREATIVITY
TO BE FOUND AT THE FAIR.
THE PETTING ZOO E FEATURES A
WIDE VARIETY OF ANIMALS FROM AN
AFRICAN ELUND SO A RING TAILED
LEMUR.
>> I HAVE ANIMALS ON EXHIBIT
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IT
OFFERS AN ENTIRE FAMILY
OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND GET UP
CLOSE AND LEARN INTERESTING
FACTS ABOUT THESE DIFFERENT
ANIMALS AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO
INTERACT WITH A LOT OF THEM.
FROM THE AFRICAN WATUSI, THE
ZEBRAS, CAMELS, TO YAKS, IT IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH
THESE ANIMALS BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM UP CLOSE
AND LEARN THINGS ABOUT THEM AND
THEIR HABITAT AND JUST TO SEE
THE ENJOYMENT AND THRILL, WHEN
YOU SEE PEOPLE WALKING BY YOUR
EXHIBIT AND THEY SEE THE GIRAFFE
OUT OF THE CORNER OF THEIR EYE,
TO SEE THAT WOW EFFECT.
AND THAT IS EXTREMELY REWARDING
FOR PEOPLE TO GET THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP CLOSE AND
REALLY BE ABLE TO INTERACT AND
LEARN SOME NEAT THINGS ABOUT
SOME OF THESE ANIMALS.
>> ONE THING TO SEE ON
TELEVISION OR COMPUTER BUT
ANOTHER THING TO TOUCH AND FEEL.
>> I GET SOMETHING FOR YOU.
>> HERE IS ANOTHER ONE.
>> THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
THERE YOU GO.
>>?
THANK YOU SO MUCH, FASCINATING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> EWE DORA FARMS HAS A UNIQUE
EXHIBIT OF 400 PARAKEETS THAT
PROVIDES AN EXPERIENCE THAT IS
TRULY UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.
>> HEY GUYS WELCOME TO
(INAUDIBLE) FARMS.
I'M FROM JACKSONVILLE AND I
MOVED TO CALHOUN COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
MY DAUGHTER SHE LOVES IT SO I
WENT AND ASKED THEMND A SPOT
CAME OPEN AND I TOOK OFF WITH
THEM.
THE PETTING ZOO, GOT EXOTIC
ANIMALS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A
LOT OF PEOPLE COME THROUGH THERE
BUT THIS ONE HERE, THIS IS THE
MAIN ATTRACTION RIGHT HERE.
IT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
>> IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE I'M
ACE VENTURA, I CAN MAYBE THE
BIRDS FLY AT ONE TIME, YOU CAN
FEEL THE WIND OFF THE BIRDS.
LIKE SOMEBODY TURNED ON A BIG
FAN.
>> YOU BRING THE KIDS IN, YOU
HAVE NO TIME LIMIT, YOU CAN SEE
THERE'S BIRDS AROUND EVERYBODY'S
FEET RIGHT NOW.
THEY LOVE IT.
THEY LOVE IT.
>> UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE WITH PARAKEETS
DOESN'T TICKLE YOUR TAIL
FEATHERS THERE ARE ALSO CAMEL
AND PONY RIDES AS WELL.
>>
>> THE HIGH FLYING HELICOPTER
RIDE OFFERS A SPECTACULAR VIEW
OF THE MIDWAY AND ALL THE
FAIRGROUND ATTRACTIONS.
>> MOST FUN FOR ME IS HEARING
THE NOISES THAT PEOPLE MAKE WHEN
YOU FIRST TAKE OFF.
IT'S ALWAYS WOO, BECAUSE IT'S A
DIFFERENT SENSATION, ESPECIALLY
FOR KIDS, YOU GET TO SEE THEIR
FACES LIGHT UP AND EVERYTHING.
IT'S NEVER GETS OLE.
NEVER GETS OLE.
>> PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME
DOES IT GET BORING FLYING IN
CIRCLES?
NEVER DOES BECAUSE EVERY PLIGHT
IS DIFFERENT.
THE WINDS IS DIFFERENT, THE
WEIGHT IS DISTRIBUTED DIFFERENT
BUT THE PEOPLE'S REACTIONS ARE
DIFFERENT EVERY TIME.
WE HAD A GENTLEMAN YESTERDAY
THAT, HE WAS 78 YEARS OLD NEVER
ON A HELICOPTER BUT ALL WANTED
TO GO ON ONE.
HE GOT N IT WAS JUST A THRILL OF
THE LIFETIME FOR HIM.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT FOR SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.
I HAVE BEEN FLYING FOR ALMOST
SEVEN YEARS, WORKING FOR THEM
ALL YEAR LONG.
THIS WE HAVE DONE A FEW YEARS
NOW SO WE TRAVEL AROUND.
WE HAVE TWO HELICOPTERS IN TWO
LOCATIONS IN ORLANDO SO WE TAKE
ONE AND BOPS AROUND AND P BECOME
NO MADS FOR FEW MONTHS DURING
THE FAIR SEASON.
AND GO OUT AND SEE DIFFERENT
THINGS AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE, DO
SOME HELICOPTER RIDES.
>> IF IT'S GREASY FATTY AND
FRIED, IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY FAIR
FOOD.
>> I LIKE THE ROASTED EAR OF
CORN AND THE ELEPHANT EAR.
>> I'M VERY PARTIAL TO THE APPLE
DUMPLING,
>> THE ITALIAN SAUSAGE.
>> MY FAVORITE FOOD WOULD BE THE
POLISH SAUSAGE.
I LOVE THE POLISH SAUSAGE.
>> THE FUNNEL CAKE AND CORN
DOGS.
>> CORN DOGS.
I LOVE CORN DOGS AN FUNNEL CAKE
THAT'S ALL THAT I EAT.
TURKEY LEGS, YES.
TURKEY LEGS.
>> THE QUESTION WHAT TO HAVE FOR
DESSERT AT THE PENSACOLA
INTERSTATE FAIR CAN BE ANSWERED
WITH TWO LITTLE WORDS.
FUNNEL TAKE.
>> IT HAS TO BE THE FUNNEL CAKE.
>> FUNNEL CAKE.
>> FUNNEL CAKE.
>> I LIKE FUNNEL CAKES.
>> FUNNEL CAKES ARE GOOD.
>> I'M HERE WITH JANE HARRIS, OR
AS SOME CALL HER, MAMA JANE,
SHE'S BEEN HERE AT THE PENSACOLA
STATE FAIR 289 YEARS.
AND SHE IS THE LADY TO KNOW OUT
HERE, SHE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO
TAKE ME IN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND
TEACH ME HOW TO MAKE FUNNEL
CAKE.
SO IF YOU KNOW JANE YOU'RE IN
GOOD SHAPE FOR DESSERT, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FUN TOO.
>> I'M READY.
GO TO ANY SPECIAL KIND OF SCHOOL
OR ANYTHING TO LEARN HOW TO DO
THIS?
>> NO.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH ME?
>> A FEW SAFETY FACTORS.
IT IS VERY,VERY HOT OIL.
SO WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FUNNEL CAKE
MAKE SURE YOU FLIP IT AWAY FROM
YOU SO YOU DON'T GET BURNED.
THE OIL IS HOT.
>> VERY HOT.
'S ALMOST 400-DEGREES.
>> YOU CAN START POURING YOURS,
SEVEN TIMES AROUND IN A CIRCLE.
I'M GOING TO POUR A LITTLE
DIFFERENT BECAUSE EYE MAKING TWO
FLAVORS.
>> I'M MAKING THE MAPLE HONEY,
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW LOOK HOW NEAT YOURS IS AND
HOW MESSY MINE IS.
IS THAT A FIRST TIME PROFILE OR
WHAT?
>> IT'S A NORMAL FIRST TIME
FUNNEL CAKE.
>> IF I PRACTICE THIS, MAKE IT
NICE AND NEAT.
>> YOU CAN PERFECT IT.
AND HOW LONG DO WE KEEP IT IN
THIS OIL?
>> IT'S IN THE RING FOR 15, 20
SECONDS THEN FLOAT AND FINISH
COOKING.
YOURS IS READY TO BE RELEASED IF
YOU WANT TO LET IT OUT OF THE
RING.
AND MOVE IT OFF TO THE SIDE.
>> PERFECT.
I GOT THAT.
>> SEE HOW IT'S NICE AND BROWN
IN THE MIDDLE.
>> WE'RE GOING FLIP AWAY SHERRY.
>> FLIP AWAY.
>> I DON'T WANT THE BREAK IT.
>> YOU DIDN'T, IT WORKED OUT
GREAT.
>> WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE OLD
DAYS OF YOU GOT A NUMBER CAKE
YOU GOT A FUNNEL CAKE.
>> THOSE DAYS ARE WAY GONE.
>> IS IT READY?
>> YES, IT'S READY.
YOU CAN LIFT I WANT UP AND THEN
SLIDE IT ON YOUR PLATE VERY
CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT'S HOT.
>> IT IS VERY HOTS.
>> THIS IS A MEGA CAKE.
WE CAN'T HAVE THAT.
NO.
WE HAVE TO DRESS IT.
READY?
LET'S GO.
>> OKAY.
>> GIVE IT A LITTLE SPRINKLE
THERE.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE IT SNOW.
NOW YOU CAN SET IT DOWN AND
WE'LL FINISH DRESSING IT.
THERE'S YOUR TOPPING, I HAVE
MINE.
THAT'S THE MAPLE BUTTER CREAM
AND I HAVE THE CREAM CHEESE.
>> IT'S FUN.
>> IT IS.
>> SO YOU HAVE A FUN JOB FOR 29
YEARS.
>> YES, I ENJOY IT.
>> YOU HAVE RED VELVET PUMPKIN
SLICES, BING FLAVORS THIS YEAR.
THINK THEY'LL HANG AROUND A
WHILE?
>> I THINK SO.
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO ENJOY THEM.
>> MIGHT NEED A LITTLE BACON.
>> YOU OUGHT TO PUT SOME BACON
ON THAT.
OH SO GOOD.
>> WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK ARE YOU
GETTING ON THIS ONE?
>> THE FEEDBACK ON THIS ONE,
EVERYONE IS SKEPTICAL OF THE
BACON.
LIKE OH, BACON IN A FUNNEL CAKE?
BIT'S GOOD.
WAIT UNTIL YOU TRY IT.
>> THAT IS DELICIOUS.
>> DO YOU LIKE IT?
>> I DO LIKE IT.
>> THE SALTY AND THE SWEET AND
IT WORKS.
>> VERY GOOD.
JANE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
♪♪
>> AS CULTURE EXHIBITS CELEBRATE
HERITAGE AND CULTURE THEY INFORM
THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE FRIENDLY
COMPETITION FOR THE
PARTICIPANTS.
>> ME AND MY DAD RUN THE BARN,
WE HAVE DONE IT FOR YEARS, WE
MAKE SURE WE GET ENOUGH BIRDS
FOR EVERYONE TO SEE A GOOD
VARIETY.
>> WE START WITH THE TOP TEN
BIRDS, GRAND CHAMPION COMING
DOWN, EACH BIRD HAS IT OWN
STANDARD, THE JUDGES LOOK FOR
ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS THAN HE
GOES TO THE CLEANEST SHAPE SIZE
AN COLOR.
>> THERE'S ABOUT 15 TO 16
DIFFERENT BREEDS ARC ALSO OF
VARIETIES OF BREEDS.
HERITAGE BREEDS WITH PEOPLE WHO
-- THERE'S NOT AS MANY AS THERE
USED TO BE.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE
PRODUCTION BIRD.
>> THIS IS A PLYMOUTH ROCK, A
HERITAGE BREED, YOU CAN SEE HOW
BIG HE IS.
IF YOU GET ONE FROM THE HATCHERY
YOU WON'T BE NOWHERE NEAR THIS
SIZE BUT THESE BIRDS HERE I SHOW
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THEY DO WELL.
PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IT BUT THEY
ALL HAVE CHARACTERS LIKE A DOG
OR CAT.
THEY'RE SPECIAL BIRDS.
IT'S A HOBBY I HAVE DONE ALL MY
LIFE.
I ENJOY IT AND GET TO SPEND TIME
WITH MY DAD AND WE TRY TO HAVE A
GOOD EXHIBIT EVERY YEAR.
>> URBAN DWELLERS MAY NOT DEVOTE
THOUGHT TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, BUT
FOR YOUNGSTERS IT'S GREAT DEAL.
>> THIS IS A YOUTH LIVESTOCK
SHOW, AND THIS IS A CULMINATION
OF YOUTH LIVESTOCK PROJECT, THEY
COME IN AND THEY EXHIBIT THE
ANIMALS, THE SHOW ITSELF IS
BASED UPON TWO TYPES OF
APPROACHES.
FIRST PART IS EVALUATE THE
ANIMAL.
THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS
SHOWMANSHIP.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY
JUDGING THE YOUTH AS THEY
PRESENT THEIR ANIMALS.
>> I THINK IT'S EXCITING.
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE CROWD, ALL
THAT.
THE FIRST TIME I SHOWED HER SHE
WAS REALLY SMALL AND NOW SHE'S
BIG.
THE COW WEIGHS 1150.
THAT'S REALLY BIG.
SHE HAS A BULL RIGHT BESIDE ME
HERE, AND SHE'S A GOOD CATTLE L.
>> MAIN FOR ME IS HAVING FUN,
GETTING TO SEE PEOPLE YOU DON'T
GET TO SEE ALL YEAR AND GETTING
WITH GOOD FRIENDS.
>> MY BLACK BULL WON SUPREME
CHAMPION AND MY HEIFER WON FIRST
IN HER DIVISION.
I HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS.
I WOULD RECOMMEND AT LEAST
TOOING IT FOR A YEAR OR SO, IT
TAUGHT ME RESPONSIBILITY AND HOW
THE TAKE CARE OF SOMETHING
BESIDES MYSELF.
IT MADE ME A MORE RESPONSIBLE
PERSON AS I GROW INTO ADULT AGE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY
THINK ABOUT THE FAIR THEY THEY
ABOUT THE RIDES AND THE LIGHTS
AND THE FOOD, ALL THAT STUFF AND
THAT'S GREAT BUT THERE'S MORE TO
THE FAIR THAN JUST THAT.
FOR ME, PERSONALLY THE
LIVESTOCK, IT BRINGS SOMETHING
EXTRA FOR EVERYBODY.
MOST ARE AT LEAST THREE
GENERATIONS REMOVED FROM THE
FARM SO I HEARD A GUY OVER HERE
LOOKING AT MY CALF AND HE'S LIKE
I THINK MY GRAND DAD WAS A
FARMER.
AND HE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LIKE THE
FIRST TIME HE TOUCHED A CALF.
AGRICULTURE IS REALLY NOT GIVING
ENOUGH CREDIT TODAY.
THE WORLD POPULATION IS
EXPLODING AND THERE'S GOING TO
BE A SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN THE
NEXT 20, 30 YEARS.
AND IT'S NEXT GENERATION HERE
THAT'S GOING TO BE SUPPLYING IT.
SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET
THEM INTERESTED IN IT THAT'S OUR
NUMBER ONE GOAL, FOR US THAT ARE
STILL FARMERS, GREAT WHICH TO
SHOW OFF WHAT WE DO.
IT'S FOR ONE PURPOSE, GET KIDS
INTERESTED IN AGRICULTURE, IT'S
A GREAT THING ALL AROUND.
>> THE FAIR IS WHERE AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND
CREATIVITY COMES TOGETHER.
IN MANY RESPECTS IT CAN PROVIDE
AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR
THE WHOLE FAMILY.
>> I KNOW PEOPLE GET EXCITED
ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT AND THEY
GET EXCITED ABOUT THE MIDWAY BUT
THE FAIR ITSELF REALLY IS
EXHIBITS.
YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT SW THEIR
PHOTOS AND P THEIR FLOWERS OR
THEIR CARS OR THEIR ANTIQUES OR
WHATEVER PARTICULAR DIVISION
THEY HAVE.
IT'S SO EDUCATIONAL, SO MUCH TO
SEE AND DO.
AND IT'S A GREAT SHOWCASE REALLY
FOR PEOPLE TO SHOW THEIR TALENT
TALENTS, A LOT OF TALL LEAPT IN
PENSACOLA.
>> WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME FROM
ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES THAT
COME TO LOOK AT THIS BUILDING
BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF PROMOTION
FOR WHAT USED TO BE EXTENSION
HOMEMAKERS AND 4H AND
AGRICULTURE, IT'S A DYING BREED.
WHEN YOU GO TO A FAIR IN THESE
OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, IT'S
A FAIR.
IT'S JUST THE RIDES.
SO WE'RE JUST VERY PROUD OF THIS
BUILDING.
>> IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
COMMUNITY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY WITH
OUR INVOLVEMENT AND ALSO IT
PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
MEMBERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO DO
TANNING, CRAFT, DIFFERENT ARTS
AND P SUBMIT THEM TO THE COUNTRY
STORE AND THAT WAY IT'S A FUND
RAISER FOR US AN FUNDS ARE OFTEN
USED FOR 4H SCHOLARSHIPS AN
SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS
THAT ACE IS INVOLVED IN
THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY.
>>
>> EVERY YEAR THE FAIR PROVIDES
AN OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL
CITIZENS TO SHOWCASE THEIR
TALENT AND HOBBIES.
>> MY NAME IS NICK KIRBY AND
DONNY CARLISLE AND I RUN THE
CUSTOM CAR SHOW FOR THE FAIR.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR TEN
YEARS AND WE HAVE BEEN AT THE
FAIR FOR PROBABLY 25 TO 30
YEARS.
TO TRY TO BRING IN AS MANY CARS
AS POSSIBLE AND WE USUALLY GET
BETWEEN 35 AND 45.
CARS RANGE FROM MODEL Ts UP TO
NEW CARS, WE DONE DISCRIMINATE
WE JUST LIKE A REALLY GOOD CROSS
SECTION OF ALL CARS ALL AGES,
EVERYBODY HAS A CHOICE WHAT THEY
BRING.
WE DON'T SAY YOU CAN'T BRING
THAT.
AND IT'S A GOOD TURN OUT AND
EVERYBODY COMES AND ENJOYS IT.
HAS A GOOD TIME AND THIS DISPLAY
IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
ATTENDED AT THE FAIR OTHER THAN
THE RIDES.
>> PART OF WHAT WE LIKE IN OUR
HOBBY, WHEN P YOU COMPLETE A
CAR, BRING IT, PEOPLE LOOK AT IT
AND THEY SAY WOW, OR THEY SAY I
HAD ONE LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS IN
HIGH SCHOOL IN 1965 OR 73,
WHATEVER YEAR IT MIGHT BE.
IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE PEOPLE'S
REACTIONS.
WE DON'T DO IT FOR GLORY WITH WE
DO IT BECAUSE WE ENJOY WORKING
ON CARS AND WE LIKE TO SHOW THEM
TO PEOPLE AND ALLOW THEM TO
ENJOY THEM TOO.
>> NOTHING SAYS FAIR LIKE THE
FERRIS WHEEL, ESPECIALLY SUN SET
FROM THE TOP OF THE TURN.
AS THE SUN GOES DOWN AND THE
LIGHTS GET BRIGHT, THAT'S WHEN
THE PARTY REALLY BEGINS.
>> FLIPS TURNS AN FLIPS MAKE THE
MIDWAY ESPECIALLY ENTERTAINING
FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD.
>> THE MIDWAY OF COURSE IS VERY
POPULAR AMONG THE YOUNGER PEOPLE
I'M TOO OLD TO GET ON THOSE
RIDES, THEY TURN YOU EVERY WHICH
WAY BUT LOOSE NOW.
BUT WE HAVE GONE AROUND LIKE YOU
SAY TO ALL THE FAIRS IN THE
COUNTRY AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE
IF NOT THE LEADING MIDWAYS IN
THE COUNTRY.
>> THE MIDWAY IS BROUGHT TO THE
FAIRLY RIDE HARPER SHOWS WHICH
HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS OVER 100
YEARS.
THE RIDE HOPPER IS TRAVELING
MIDWAY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN
THE WORLD AND FEATURES MANY
UNIQUE RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS.
>> THE RIDE -- THEY ARE FAMILY
BUSINESS LIKE OURS IS A FAMILY
BUSINESS AND IF ANYBODY IS GOING
TO HAVE A NEW RIDE, THEY'RE
GOING TO HAVE IT.
>> IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST
MIDWAYS CARNIVALS PUT IT THAT
WAY, IN THE TRAVELING CIRCUIT,
THEY'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THEM,
WE'VE HAD THEM FOR SOME 15 YEARS
NOW CONSISTENTLY.
AND WE PLAN TO HAVE THEM MANY
MORE YEARS, WE'RE VERY SATISFIED
WITH THEM.
>> THE MIDWAY IS CONSTRUCTED IN
JUST TWO SHORT DAYS IT TAKES
MANY WORKERS TO PUT IT ALL
TOGETHER.
>> THE FAIR IS A MELTING POT OF
IDEAS AND PRODUCTS WITH EXHIBITS
AND PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
>> YOU MEET -- YOU REMEMBER
THEM, I HAVE BEEN OUT HERE, I
WATCHED KIDS THAT USED TO PLAY
WHEN THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OLD
THEY'RE PLAYING WITH THEIR KIDS
SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
GOT INTO IT WHEN I WAS YOUNG
MAN, I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO
IN THE SUMMERTIME, WE PICKED IT
UP AS A SIDE JOB.
FOUND OUT I WAS GOOD AT IT AND
BEEN DOING IT EVERY SINCE. I
HAVE BEEN DOING IT 33 YEARS, IT
TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF PERSON
TO DO THIS.
IT'S NOT BAD BECAUSE I HAVE MY
FAMILY WITH E MANY, MY KIDS ARE
HOME SCHOOLED.
SO WE ALL WORK, WORK DURING THE
DAY, WE GO HOME AT NIGHT JUST
LIKE ANY OTHER FAMILY, WE EAT
TOGETHER, ON OUR DAYS OFF WE GO
GOOF OFF TOGETHER AND JUST --
THIS IS OUR JOB, OUR LIFESTYLE.
YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME AND
GO OUT HERE WITH THE RIDE PEOPLE
AND GAME PEOPLE BUT MOST OF THE
TIME EVERYBODY HAS A STEADY CREW
AND IT'S ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY
LIKE ANY OTHER FAMILY, SOMETIMES
YOU HAVE YOUR DIFFERENCES BUT
IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT FUN, ABOUT
THE KIDS HAVING A GOOD TIME.
>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE JOY
THE KIDS AND THE ENJOYMENT THAT
I BRING OTHER PEOPLE.
IF I CAN MAKE THEIR LIFE'IER I
CAN MAKE THEIR LIFE BETTER FOR
JUST ONE DAY, THEN I HAVE DONE
MY JOB.
>> I DOUBT IF THERE'S A FAMILY
IN PENSACOLA MUCH THAT DOESN'T
HAVE IN THEIR PHOTO ALBUM A
PHOTO OF THE FAIR WITH THEIR
KIDS.
SO THE FAIR HAS BEEN A MAJOR
PART OF PENSACOLA AND IT'S
ENTERTAINMENT FOR 79 YEARS.
WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT
ENJOY THE FAIR, HAVE FUN, THAT'S
WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
HAVE FUN.
>> THE PENSACOLA INTERSTATE
FAIRGROUNDS ARE LOCATED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF PINE FOREST ROAD
AND MOBILE HIGHWAY.
ALSO KNOWN AS US 90.
FROM INTERSTATE 10 TAKE EXIT 7
AND GO SOUTH ON PINE FOREST
ROAD.
THE FAIRGROUNDS WILL BE ON YOUR
RIGHT.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS
LOOK AT THE ANNUAL PENSACOLA
INTERSTATE FAIR.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME.
RIGHT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD.