Members of the Chelsea Grange, from left, Jim Meserve, Judy Meserve and Rick Grotton prepare their display Wednesday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall. The Litchfield Fair opens on Friday at 7 a.m. and runs through 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Volunteers help get the Litchfield Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall ready Wednesday for this weekend’s fair. The Litchfield Fair runs from Friday to Sunday. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Don Ridley grades the pulling ring floor Wednesday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds on Plains Road. Ridley was leveling and preparing the area for the horse and steer pulling events coming up this weekend. The Litchfield Fair opens Friday and runs through Sunday. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Flo Bolduc of Litchfield helps get the Litchfield Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall ready Wednesday for this weekend’s Litchfield Fair. Bolduc is on the Litchfield Farmers Club board of directors. The club runs the fair. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Standing on the newly built three-level stepped shelves, Paula Lapierre hangs up an apron Wednesday as part a display in the exhibition hall at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Lapierre, the superintendent of the 4-H Exhibit Hall, says that the new shelves have wheels on the bottom so they will be easier to store in the hall that also stows boats over the winter. The Litchfield Fair opens Friday and runs through Sunday. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Taffe Robbins and her partner, Doug Read, prepare their agriculture display Wednesday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall. Robbins grew up on the Highlandale Farm in Litchfield and her family has had a display at the Litchfield Fair ever since she was a child being raised alongside five sisters. The Litchfield Fair opens on Friday at 7 a.m. and runs through 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Vegetables grown by Taffe Robbins and Doug Read on their farm in Litchfield will be on display during the Litchfield Fair from Friday through Sunday. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The first Litchfield Fair was held in 1858. This year’s fair runs from Friday to Sunday. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Mark Lamontagne hangs a flag Wednesday on top of the Ye Olde English Fish & Chips booth at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. The Litchfield Fair opens Friday and runs through Sunday. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Burl Ewell of West Gardiner scrapes paint off the Exhibition Hall on Wednesday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Volunteers have helped get the grounds ready for the annual Litchfield Fair at least one day each week since March. The first Litchfield Fair was held in 1858. This year’s fair runs from Friday to Sunday. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal