Credit: Mike Greenlar | Central Current

Alexander Navarro, of Perry, holds up his daughter Catalina to get a better look at a rooster inside the Poultry Building at The New York State Fair. 

The fair opened on Aug. 21 and will close on Sept. 2, Labor Day.

The Nation’s first State Fair was held in Syracuse on September 29 and 30 in 1841, according to a New York state website. About 10,000-15,000 people attended.

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Mike Greenlar is a local freelance photojournalist with over four decades of experience covering assignments for newspapers, magazines and online websites. He recently received two national awards with...