A rainy start to the day
Turned sunny and pleasant
Now you see the fair.
Now you don't.
Scenes Along the North Country Trail
A funny thing happened at MWGB. We didn't really attend it. Oh sure we were there, but it was much different than last year. When we arrived on Saturday, we were sent to the wrong end of the Fairgrounds by a volunteer. We had hoped to watch the reviewer panel, but got sent to a commercial building where the auction would be held. We made our way back across the fairgrounds and watched the remainer of the panel. Afterwards we ran into Liz and Wes. They both wanted to try the metal detecting activity, but were told it was already sold out. We visited with a few friends and made our way back to the commercial building. Last year, there was food and a commercial section for most of the day. This year the only vendor with food appeared to be a BBQ place on the fairgrounds for the rabbit show. The commercial vendors were only available Friday evening and Saturday evening. Maybe it was me, but it sure appeared that MWGB was only concerned with the camping (and drinking) contingency. I guess the rest of us were there to help them keep the MEGA icon. :-(
Despite the disappointment at the MWGB, we had a great time. We had breakfast with friends while rain poured down outside. By the time we were done with breakfast, the sun was working on winning the day. We took a quick walk around Wauseon and the set-up for their town fair. Once we left MWGB, we headed back to Wauseon to find food. We got lemonade from a local group. I stopped by a local church group for lunch while Ali bought a taco from the high school group. It was interesting to see the masses of geocachers that had left MWGB and come to town for food. It was also interesting to watch the trains come through town. The train tracks bisect the town. The fair was on either side of the tracks. The Fire Company manned the tracks and ran out to block pedestrians each time a train came through. It was a good thing since they moved quickly.
We left Wauseon and made our way to Michigan for some caching. We noticed a couple caches on the North Country Trail and decided to stop for those. They were very well done with a nice bit of hilly terrain. Ali's choice of a Michigan visit was a good one. After caching we headed back to Wauseon for dinner with Liz and Wes.
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