The Giant Pumpkin Festival - Part 1

You may remember that I attended the Giant Pumpkin Festival last year but couldn't find the miniature horses. This year, I parked right next to the ring where the children were handling the tiny steeds:

Most were young children, but there were some older kids also. The mini-horses were perfectly behaved and did everything they were asked:

I gathered, from listening to the announcer, that many of these little horses belonged to a local stable and may not have met their youthful handlers before. Nevertheless, they were certainly perfectly behaved and brought a lot of smiles to the children and their parents:

There was a series of activities, but my favorite was the costuming of both horses and handlers:

And then I moved on to the bouncy castle:

This was the third annual Giant Pumpkin Festival, held at the St. Lawrence fairgrounds in Gouverneur, New York. I arrived early on the first day but vendors had already set up shop, beginning with this "Win Your Own Mini-Tractor" lottery:

There were pumpkins, but no giant ones yet:

An entire row of vendor booths:

High Peaks Winery:

Colorful crafts:

And food. There was still more to see, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: