Through the Lens: The Alaska State Fair

Emily Seidl (Anchorage) is scared by 4-yr-old son Charlie on the Mini Monster Trucks, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
Emily Seidl (Anchorage) is scared by 4-yr-old son Charlie on the Mini Monster Trucks, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman

A view of the Alaska State Fair through the lens of Frontiersman publisher J. David McChesney.

Clara, 13, left, and Olivia, 8, right Murrell, sisters from Wasilla, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
Clara, 13, left, and Olivia, 8, right Murrell, sisters from Wasilla, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
Brandon Stewman, left, and Nolan Olson, right, both of Anchorage on the Slingshot, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
Brandon Stewman, left, and Nolan Olson, right, both of Anchorage on the Slingshot, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
The Alaska State Fair features a variety of music. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
The Alaska State Fair features a variety of music. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
A sleeping cow at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
A sleeping cow at the Alaska State Fair. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
Mike Pendergast of Cottonwood Creek Farm at Goat-a-palooza. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman
Mike Pendergast of Cottonwood Creek Farm at Goat-a-palooza. J. David McChesney/Frontiersman

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