By Nikos Frazier | nfrazier@mlive.com | Posted August 06, 2018 at 08:28 AM
Nikos Frazier
JACKSON, MI — While workers were finishing assembly of the rides and games, fairgoers enjoyed concessions, a bird show and the 4-H barns full of animals.
Joe Krathwohl entertained and educated a small crowd on different types of birds including an Andean condor, black vulture and a green-winged macaw during his show, “The Birdman.”
The Andean concor, named Queen Victoria, stunned the crowd with her ten-foot wingspan.
Even though workers from North American Midway Entertainment were still setting up the rides, which open daily at 2 p.m., carnival games and concessions were already open.
When not readying their animals for judging, 4-H members were found jumping from hay bales or napping with their swine in the pig pens.
Nikos Frazier
Up next…
Monday, Aug. 6 is Senior Citizen Day, where seniors 65 and older receive free admission. Here’s the line-up of events.
9 a.m.: 4-H swine judging (showmanship), draft horse judging (infield)
10 a.m.: Bingo tent opens
11 a.m.: Senior program (pavilion stage)
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: South Central Woodcarvers
11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.: Elvis tribute show — Matt King
2 p.m.: Rides open
5 p.m.: Hospitality tent opens
6 p.m.: 4-H beef judging (showmanship)
7 p.m.: Grandstand show: Darci Lynne Farmer
The rest of the week’s schedule can be found here: Jackson County Fair 2018: Schedules, shows and everything you need to know
In the meantime, take a look at some photos from Sunday at the fair.
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Chad Marker of Greenville, Ohio washes Seven, a black percheron, during the first day of the Jackson County Fair, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Jackson.
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Scenes from the first day of the Jackson County Fair, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Jackson.
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Joe Krathwohl, The Birdman, and an Andean condor perform during the first day of the Jackson County Fair, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Jackson.
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