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Frying pans fly at skillet toss competition

The Lamoille County Field Days is home to a different sort of contest – The Northern Vermont Ladies’ Underhanded Skillet Tossing Competition. It’s an annual tradition for some competitors. Even childbirth six years ago couldn’t keep champion Tracy Laporte away…
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Fair People

VPR visited a number of Vermont fairs this summer and spoke to people about why the come. Click here to listen to our special series about the Fair People on VPR. Also, share your memories of the fair!

The pig races return to the Vermont State Fair

The 162nd Vermont State Fair closed its doors for another year last night. Fairgoers enjoyed ten days of near perfect weather in Rutland and made the most of it. Today, VPR’s Nina Keck looks back at one event that lures people back again and again: the pig races.