2010 Ohio State Fair scenes, displays, and award winning entries
Columbus, Ohio - July 28-August 1, 2010

Butter art: two cows and two pro footballers
[Cows and football players carved from butter in a temperature controlled display.]

Winning scarecrow
[Scarecrow made to look like a TV weatherman.]

Climbing wall
[Climbing wall painted to resemble an ear of corn. Two young climbers are scaling it.]

Winning "junk" planter
[Plant placed in the keystroke area of an electric typewriter.]

Carnival area at opening (It wasn't this empty later on.)
[Candy apple vendor with carnival rides in background.]

Nature area of the fair included these swans.
[Two white swans and a black swan in algae laden water.]

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2010 Ohio State Fair entertainers

Mr. Pedalsworth on the Rollover Bike
[Brett wearing helmet and clothing with flames sitting on rollover bike giving the thumps-up signal.]

Teddy "rough rider" Pedalsworth (I designed and attached Teddy to the bike.)
[Stuffed bear in camo clothing attached to the front seat of a two person watergun bike.]

Mr. Pedalsworth and Teddy strolling the fair on the watergun bike. (Water, stored in the yellow tanks, shoots out the front of the bike.)
[Brett and the stuffed bear riding the watergun bike designed for an adult and a small rider.]

Melvin, the Wacky Wheeler, rolling along the parade route.
[Costumed man atop a giant metal-framed rolling device waving to those watching the parade.]

Closeup of Melvin and the Wacky Wheel
[Close up view of man and the wheel.]

Little Melvie on stilts
[Young teen in costume and on stilts walking along the parade route.]

Chainsaw show artist and his work (Each sculpture is created, sanded, and painted in less than an hour.)
[Burt wearing art geek t-shirt standing behind two of his stump creations.]

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