Jay Dee Gunnell judges honey at the Cache County Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday.
Those visiting the Cache County Fair & Rodeo Thursday had the opportunity to admire a bushel of exhibits in the Cache County Event Center, as some visitors had personal ties to contestants, and others attended for the sake of fun.
Within the event center, categories such as; home arts and creative arts, fine art and photography, 4-H Club, and floriculture/horticulture were all on display.
Paul and Irene Wassermann, who were found perusing the photography section, spend their summers in Cache Valley, getting away from the blistering Scottsdale, Arizona heat, and love attending the fair each year.
Paul, who had a camera slung to his side, is naturally drawn to the photography section.
"I just enjoy seeing what the - particularly, what the high school and younger artists can do, and photography has just been my hobby since I was six-years-old," Paul said.
For Irene, quilting and baking submissions catch her eye, especially a hand crafted chocolate pecan pie with edible sunflowers and leaves adorning the crust.
"I thought that was really cool; that would be a nice thing to do," Irene said.
"I mainly just get hungry," Paul laughed, referring to the culinary submissions.
For patrons such as Brent and Diana Sharp, they had the opportunity to see a close friend's quilt, which was awarded a first-place ribbon.
Titled "Take Courage," Clara Cann, the Sharps' friend, received help from Lainey Anthony on the project.
"Clara Cann: She's one of my awesome friends," Diana said. "She makes quilts and gives them away to people. She's always doing service, so I love to see her work and she always does awesome."
According to Diana, this was Cann's first submission to the fair.
Brent admires the quilters who take a design and turn it into a usable product complete with intricate stitching.
"We just like to look at the patterns and the sewing behind it," Brent said. "There's the picture of what you see, but down deep there's the sewing that brings out the fine features of it."
Other than giving people something to do on a hot summer day, Irene is grateful the fair still exists to showcase these art forms.
"We just love that they do this and this still exists, because you hear about it, but it's not always something you can see at this close of a level and enjoy," Irene said.
"Plus, it perpetuates skills that otherwise might not be retained or developed, because a lot of this goes back generations," Paul added.
From card stock-renditions of an Imperial Star Destroy from Star Wars to a plate of homemade honey cookies, the Cache County Fair & Rodeo's exhibits offer a multitude of options for viewers.
For more details on the exhibits or the event as a whole, visit cachecounty.gov/fair/.