Everyone is curious to see how things work out tonight for the first concert at the Lakefront Amphitheater. Fans attending the Miranda Lambert show can drive directly to the orange or brown parking lots, but those who go to the Fair earlier can catch a shuttle bus from gate 2.
Adventurous folks may want to try walking from the Fairgrounds to the show. It can be done, but not easily. Your State Fair Hound took about six minutes to hike up the ramps from the main gate to the orange lot earlier this week. It’s all uphill, of course. From the top of the upper ramp, it’s still a haul to the other side to the grass-and-gravel lot, busy with concert traffic, to reach the shell. For most people it seems like a tough walk that would likely take 12 to 15 minutes, more for slow walkers.
The Hound is still betting that most fans will go the concert without setting foot on the Fairgrounds, bad news for vendors who have always benefitted from show patrons walking by. Remember that the Fair ticket received with concert tickets can be used any day, so you can always come back to do the Fair.
Although this concert is taking place during the Fair, it’s entirely a project of Onondaga County. Thus, it’s unlikely that State Fair Hound would be granted press credentials and, to be honest, the Hound would rather be at the Fair.
If you go to hear Miranda, two words–Mosquito repellant!
