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Syracuse area Fair lovers have to be wondering this weekend where these cool temperatures were last weekend. State Fair Hound agrees with an opinion voiced by Acting Director Troy Waffner in a local newspaper that the hot, humid conditions a week ago discouraged folks from going out to the Fair.

Not everyone stayed in, FRITTER POSE 15however, and Hound photographer Nick LoPresti braved the heat to contribute these shots of the sun-baked audience at the Sawyer Fredericks show, a dedicated actor hamming it up while wearing the furry Fritter costume and some of the coolest critters on the grounds, frisky sea lions splashing around their tank.

BARKING SEA LIONS 2 15It’s hard to believe these were taken just one week ago, on a day when temps exceeded 90 degrees.