Tents yawned open, music trickled from a stage, and bubbles and cottonwood drifted among crowds as Girdwood’s Forest Fair began its 50th year under blue skies Friday.
Throughout the day and into Saturday, they came—patrons wearing face paint, summer skirts, muscle shirts, rainbow tie-dyes, sunglasses or ball caps painted with mountain reliefs.
They endured long lines of traffic along Alyeska highway, lines for merchandise and even lines for spinach bread without complaint or even notice. “The line goes fast and it’s worth it,” remarked a fair-goer holding a paper tray of cheese-slathered bread…