Archive for the ‘Fairs and Festivals’ Category

Wooden Bear 2 West Springfield MA
An Antisocial Bear, Carved From Wood, Holds Up a Sign Warning Folks to “Go Away” on the Eastern States Exposition Grounds During Last Year’s Big E Held in West Springfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 11, 2019)


A Close-Up of a Gigantic Fiberglass Hawaiian Hula Dancer Found on a Parade Float For the Big E Kept in Storage on the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 22, 2020)

Two Wooden Bears West Springfield MA (2)
A Pair of Carved Wooden Bears Found on the Grounds on the Eastern States Exposition Grounds During the Big E in West Springfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 5, 2020)

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A Hip Scarecrow Wearing Dark Shades Caught Riding Sidesaddle on A White Carousel Pony in Front of the Bingo Parlor at the Fryeburg Fair in Fryeburg, Maine

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The Skeletal Remains of a Mermaid Seen on Display Outside the Tree Witch Shop at This Year’s Fryeburg Fair in Fryeburg, Maine

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A Stylized English Bulldog Sporting a Bowler Hat Serves as a Hood Ornament on a Restored Mack Truck at an Antique Truck Show at the Bolton Fairgrounds in Lancaster, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 16, 2020)

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A Stylized Chrome Swan Seen Perched on the Hood of an Old Peterbilt Truck at an Antique Truck Show Held Late Last Year at the Bolton Fairgrounds in Lancaster, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 12, 2017)

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A Sleek and Shiny Stylized Swan Hood Ornament Seen on a Restored Peterbilt Truck at an Antique Truck Show at the Bolton Fairgrounds in Lancaster, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 7, 2019)

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A Very Patriotic Mardi Gras Style Float Featuring Fiberglass Statues of a Giant American Bald Eagle and the Statue of Liberty Waiting in Storage for Use in a Parade Later That Day at the Big E at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 30, 2018)

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A Bust of a Gargoyle With Two Blunt Horns on Top of His Head and His Tongue Hanging Out and His Face Being Sold by a Vendor in the Better Living Center at the Big E Held on the Eastern States Exposition Grounds in West Springfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 11, 2019)