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Sights And Sounds Of The 2021 Ky. State Fair

By Breya Jones
Published September 1, 2021 at 9:41 PM EDT

The 2021 Kentucky State Fair has come to an end; relive the sights and sounds of the fair in three parts: food, rides and animals. 

Remember this image of WFPL's Breya Jones checking out Kentucky pork products and ordering a Porkchop sandwich. Things are gonna get awkward later.

 

The Heartburn -- a foot-long hot dog with cheese, chili, onions, relish, sauerkraut, ketchup and mustard -- provided by the folks at Pat's.
The Heartburn -- a foot-long hot dog with cheese, chili, onions, relish, sauerkraut, ketchup and mustard -- provided by the folks at Pat's.

https://soundcloud.com/wfplnews/fair-food

Moments before Alakazam threw someone's sunglasses off their face and onto the ground.

https://soundcloud.com/wfplnews/fair-rides

9-year-old Jace at the top of Astro-Fear. Moments after this; Jace realized he may have made a mistake.

Round and round and upside.

Ryan Van Velzer | wfpl.orgWhat this image couldn't capture is how big these mules were; the biting sign only added to the fear.

"Mooooveeee"

https://soundcloud.com/wfplnews/fair-animals

Reba the sheep getting primed for her showing later in the day.

It got awkward.

Goats are among the many types of livestock that will shown at Kentucky State Fair.
A child showing goats at the fair said some of them had gotten out earlier; this one looks like it's plotting.

Ryan Van Velzer and Jared Bennett contributed to this story.
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Breya Jones
Breya Jones (she/they) is the Arts & Culture Reporter for LPM. She is excited to begin her journalism career in her hometown. She studied political science and journalism at DePaul University in Chicago. Audio is a new frontier that they are excited to bring into their work. While her main interest is in reporting on historically under-covered communities, she is excited by a variety of topics. When not reporting, they can be found stocking their desk snack drawer, knitting and most likely of all, watching Bob's Burgers.
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