A selection of scenes from the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo in Kalispell, August 15-17, 2019.
Hunter D'Antuono
The carnival by night at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 15, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Miss Rodeo Montana, Kayla Seaman, watches the Northwest Montana Fair Rodeo in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Joshua Skunkcap performs a dance before the start of the Leroy Skunkcap Memorial Championship Race at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An Indian Relay Race competitor presses his head against the arena fence in disappointment after his team’s loss at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Scenes from the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Josh Sandlin rides a mechanical bull at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 16, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A stuffed Pikachu dangles from the inside of a tent at the carnival at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 15, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The carnival by night at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 15, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A neon sign in the beer garden at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The carnival by night at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 15, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The rodeo clown sings to the crowd at Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Kole Aschbacher of Arrowwood, Alberta competes in saddle bronc riding at the Northwest Montana Fair Rodeo in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Francisco Ochoa cooks over a wok spouting flames at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 16, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ashley Day competes in barrel racing at the Northwest Montana Fair Rodeo in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A carnival attraction at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 16, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Scotty Gregory, 58, a carnival worker for North Star Amusements, mans a booth at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 16, 2019. He plans to retire next year after working in the carnival business since he was 10 years old. His dream is to establish an organic community farm in Kentucky with the $2.4 million settlement he received after a botched surgery in which of all of his toes were removed. “That’s why I sit in a chair and most people don’t,” he said, gesturing to his standing coworkers. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The carnival by night at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 15, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Boy Scouts sells cotton candy and popcorn at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Young spectators watch the rodeo at Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A rabbit in one of the show barns at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 16, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The carnival by night at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 15, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The funnel cake stand at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The rodeo clown’s SpongeBob SquarePants “scarecrow” leans against a wall outside the rodeo arena at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 17, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
