In the past 100 years, not much has changed — at the West Lampeter Community Fair, that is. It’s about as traditional as a Lancaster County fair gets.
It eschews a carnival-like midway, amusement park-style rides or large concerts in favor of more homegrown fun, like baby parades, community hymn singing, tractor games and petting zoos.
A description from a 1925 Intelligencer Journal article still fits: “The object of the (Fair) is to promote the interest of Agriculture in schools, to stimulate better farm practices and better home life in the community.”…