This year’s Kenai Peninsula Fair was “one of the best well-attended” fairs in recent years, according to organizers on Monday. Held last weekend, Aug. 8-10, at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, the fair featured returning favorite events like the car show and rodeo and new activities including interactive dinosaur rides on “Frozen Fossils” animatronics brought down by vendor Fairbanks Dinosaurs.

Kenai Peninsula Fair board member Katie Matthews said Monday that the fair was “a fun little down-home event” with plenty of activities for attending youth and a “well-attended” rodeo. One of her personal favorite exhibits was the educational farm where kids were able to get hands-on experience with animals.

“Kids can come and learn about where eggs and milk come from and begin to ass

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