PHOTOS: 2022 Vinland Fair kicks off

photo by: Mike Yoder
Attendees at the Vinland Fair listen to the Baldwin High School band perform on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
An old-fashioned Douglas County staple, the Vinland Fair, returned this week with races, music and more. The fair continues through Saturday at the Vinland Fairgrounds at 1736 North 700 Road; for more information and a schedule of events, visit vinlandfair.com.

photo by: Mike Yoder
Kids participate in a tug-of-war in front of a crowd of onlookers on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder
Jayce Flory, of Baldwin City, helps his 2-year-old son to the finish line in the sack race on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

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Children participate in the sack races on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder
Tom Wilson, of Ottawa, competes in the 15-and-over bicycle race on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

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Attendees at the Vinland Fair watch the bicycle races on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.

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Parents assist their children at the start of the 4-and-under stock bicycle races on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

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Children ride their bicycles from the exhibition barn to a nearby field to participate in the bicycle races on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder
Fairgoers visit the displays in the exhibition barn on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder
Members of the Baldwin High School band perform on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder
John Thompson performs on his accordion on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the Vinland Fair during the fair’s talent show.

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Musicians perform for a crowd attending the talent show on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder
Lawrence’s chapter of the Antique Auto Club displayed a collection of classic automobiles Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

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From left, Gloria Roach, of Vinland, and Landen Wright and Ben Britt, both age 9, assemble scarecrows Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the Vinland Fair. Roach is Britt’s grandmother,

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Participants compete in a two-person crosscut sawing event on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.

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Children compete to remove corn kernels from the husks during a farm skills event Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the Vinland Fair.