The clock has struck midnight on the 2014 New York State Fair. As always, there were highs and lows, but the highs were mountains and the lows merely blips.

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We’re waiting for the final attendance figures, but busting the one-day record on day 10 is a monumental achievement and the overall customer response has been excellent. We’ll have a lot more to say over the next few days, but for now the Hound is tired and exhilarated by this Fair, even as the last few patrons straggle out and the workers begin to take it apart.

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Nick LoPresti worked the late shift to bring us these lovely photos.