DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Wednesday will be Day 5 of the Du Quoin Fair , and there’s plenty to get out and experience.

From magic shows to chainsaw art, there’s a lot to see and do.

But there is someone who has his own unique view of all the fun.

“I started on stilts because I was already a juggler, and I had an agent who really wanted someone who could walk around and be entertaining, not just tall--and I fell in love.”

Peter Brunette has been stilt walking for 10 years and juggling for 30.

“I get a view of everyone. I can make eye contact with people who resonate and smile just when they see me. And it lets me be able to entertain everyone.”

Burnette is self-taught, learning by watching lots of TikTok videos of some of the best stilt-walkers in the world, and copying what they do.

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