ASSOCIATED PRESS • October 3, 2020
Summer and fall in Maine are normally a time of pig races, demolitions derbies and piles of fried food at the state’s agriculture fairs. This year, the coronavirus pandemic interrupted that, canceling all 26 fairs. Some of the events have tried to salvage the season with virtual versions. The Common Ground Country Fair, which is the state’s annual celebration of organic farming and rural living, moved online in September. The fair usually includes in-person seminars about everything from how to wield a scythe to how to raise rare breeds of sheep. Moving the fair online was difficult, but it allowed it to happen at all.