Opening day at the La Plata County Fair was filled with crafts, food, plants and animals being dropped off and prepared for judging.
McKenna Brown, 6, arrives at the La Plata County Fair to enter her squash into the horticulture competition. McKenna is the daughter of Allison and Richard Brown of Durango. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jan and Don Karr of Hermosa prepare to carry in her fairy garden entry at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Robin Walsh checks in items for the horticulture competition at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Robin Walsh, left, and Krista Schwettman check in items for the horticulture competition at the La Plata County Fair. They will be on display through the weekend. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A sign directs people to Robin Walsh, left, and Krista Schwettman to check in their entries to the horticulture competition at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Robin Walsh, left, and Krista Schwettman check in items for the horticulture competition from Allison Brown and her 6-year-old daughter, McKenna, at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
