Rabbits, corn dogs, rides ... oh, my!
SUN PHOTOS BY GREG MARTIN
Savannah Smith, left, holds her prized English lop rabbit as mom Tonya Smith holds her ribbons and trophies Saturday at the Charlotte County Fair in Murdock.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
The 200-foot-tall Stratosphere takes riders aloft for a spin at the Charlotte County Fair Grounds, in this photo taken from the fair's second highest ride, the Giant Wheel, Saturday in Murdock.
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Carny James Brim of Belle Amusements hands a ball to Arayah Harless as her father, Bobby Harless, looks on at the Charlotte County Fair Saturday.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Children gleefully fly through over the heads of their parents on a ride at the Charlotte County Fair.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Jorge Flores, wearing a striped T-shirt and a red ball cap, gets some tips on salvation from Keith Redden at a booth for the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International organization at the Charlotte County Fair.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Carlen Crafts, 12, of Punta Gorda, soothes her pig, who grew from 53 pounds to 220 pounds under her care, in the livestock barn at the Charlotte County Fair.
SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Some rides are so fast the passengers become a blur no matter whether they are moving forward or backward, like these fairgoers Friday during the opening night of the 2013 Charlotte County Fair. See more photos on pages 2 and 16, and the remaining schedule on page 2.
MURDOCK — After nurturing an English lop rabbit every day for a year, elementary school student Savannah Smith finally got to show it off — and was rewarded with a blue ribbon for her fine stewardship.
Eight-year-old Jordan Robbins got to take his first horse ride — and his first mount, a Clydesdale, seemed “like a giant.”
