Fair captures essence of Americana.(LOCAL NEWS)

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: August 19, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Craig S. Semon

HARDWICK - From the frog-jumping contest to the cattle-judging competition and everything in between, the Hardwick Community Fair is a slice of Americana that hearkens back to the good-natured innocence of yesteryear.

Heck, there was even a pie-eating contest that preceded an egg toss; you can't get much more small-town than that.

Local residents and visitors from neighboring communities flocked on the

Common, while horses and cattle were housed in their respective tents; farm tractors were prominently displayed in a row, and zucchinis and ...

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