MONROE - There's a lot to do, see and eat the Green County Fair, but it would be safe to say many people come to see the animals.
"That's the whole point of it," said Roman Holewinski, Belleville, with a laugh.
Maurice and Anne Baker came all the way from Lincoln, Neb., to visit family, and took the time to attend the fair with their 2-year-old grandson, Donovan. They walked through various barns to let Donovan get a look at all of the animals. The Bakers took their children to state fairs in Nebraska many years ago and still like to go to the fair. They wanted to give their grandson the same experience they gave their own children many years ago.
"He really likes the animals," Anne said as Donovan looked wide-eyed at the goats in the barn.
He appeared a little hesitant to pet any of them, however. He seemed happier just to look at them.
Some fair goers attended the to look at all the animals, but some had a personal interest in only a few.
"My grandkids show chickens and pigs," Betty Meinert, Rock City, Ill., said. "I've been here everyday."
Her goal was to see the animals auctioned Saturday at the Fur and Feather Auction.
For some people, such as Jamie Dorn, New Glarus, the fair has been a tradition he wants to continue with his own two children.
"I used to show animals and I always enjoyed coming to the fair," he said.
Every year he comes back to see people he's known for years, but doesn't get to see as often.
"I come to see other people," he said.
His wife, Michelle, who Dorn said "grew up in the city," was at the fair with him.
"I just go wherever he goes," she said, with a laugh.
"That's the whole point of it," said Roman Holewinski, Belleville, with a laugh.
Maurice and Anne Baker came all the way from Lincoln, Neb., to visit family, and took the time to attend the fair with their 2-year-old grandson, Donovan. They walked through various barns to let Donovan get a look at all of the animals. The Bakers took their children to state fairs in Nebraska many years ago and still like to go to the fair. They wanted to give their grandson the same experience they gave their own children many years ago.
"He really likes the animals," Anne said as Donovan looked wide-eyed at the goats in the barn.
He appeared a little hesitant to pet any of them, however. He seemed happier just to look at them.
Some fair goers attended the to look at all the animals, but some had a personal interest in only a few.
"My grandkids show chickens and pigs," Betty Meinert, Rock City, Ill., said. "I've been here everyday."
Her goal was to see the animals auctioned Saturday at the Fur and Feather Auction.
For some people, such as Jamie Dorn, New Glarus, the fair has been a tradition he wants to continue with his own two children.
"I used to show animals and I always enjoyed coming to the fair," he said.
Every year he comes back to see people he's known for years, but doesn't get to see as often.
"I come to see other people," he said.
His wife, Michelle, who Dorn said "grew up in the city," was at the fair with him.
"I just go wherever he goes," she said, with a laugh.