Wandering through the maze that is the Oregon Country Fair, taking in the sights, sounds and smells, one thing struck me in particular; everyone is different–and I mean that in the best way possible. The fairgrounds are oozing with a diverse array of interesting individuals and the more I talked with those I met the more astonished I became. From newcomers to veterans, from young to old, from those in tuxedos to those in birthday suits, the Oregon Country Fair is a phantasmagoric assault on the senses from the moment you walk under the makeshift forest community’s canopy until the time you exit across the sun-soaked field just outside the Veneta city limits. Yet, with all the wonderfully wacky, tastefully weird, and colorful attractions, it is still the people who seem to indicate that the Oregon Country Fair has a little bit of something for everyone.
Elizabeth Haynsworth. 10th Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Tim Johnstone. 1st Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Amity Dehoff. 1st Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Irisa McCausland. 13th Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Jessyca Lewis. 14th Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Adam Coughlin. 9th Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Dominick Acevedo. 7th Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Katie and Hilary Sinner. 1st Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Liz Star. 1st Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Marie Deluca. 1st Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Colby Baccarella. 2nd Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Salim Moore. 1st Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Keri Roberts. 6th Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Debora Sangolt. 1st Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Sean Clawson. 5th Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Tamra Terry. 3rd Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Cypress. 3rd Fair. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
