There always seem to be fun festivals and fairs going on during the summer. We look forward to going to these every year. On Saturday we went to one we had never heard of before called Scoopin Genesee. This festival is set-up in downtown Waukegan. They have live music and lots of booths and activities for the whole family.
The festival has free admission, some of the activities once you are in are free and for the others you can buy tickets. There were animated characters walking around and waving at the kids which was fun. We started out near the animals. They had pony rides and a petting zoo where you can feed the animals. There were sheep and goats who seemed awfully hungry because as soon as you enter, they swarm you for the food! We had a good time petting the animals and getting up close.
While we were with the animals Reese spotted a little train driving by which got her all excited. We decided to go find out about that next. The train is not on a track which was neat, so the driver takes you through a little bit of the festival which helped us determine what else we wanted to do while we were there. Right after we got off the train, we spotted a booth where free ice cream was being given out, even though we hadn’t had lunch yet we decided we couldn’t pass it up.
One of the parts that I enjoyed the most was the demonstration with the K-9 police dog and trainer. We heard all about how the dogs are chosen and what they are tested on in order to become a K-9. There are a lot of German Sheppard’s who do not pass the test because the tasks the dog have to do are very detailed. It is amazing how trained and smart these dogs are and how they signal to their partner when they’ve lost the scent of someone, etc. At the end of the presentation, the trainer put on a puffy suit and showed us how the dog would bite someone they were pursuing who was not cooperating. I definitely would not want to be pursued by or on this dogs bad side!
There was also an area set-up where the kids could dress in fireman uniforms and do an obstacle course including holding the fire hose and trying to knock down a target. That looked like a lot of fun.
We of course had to stop and use the moonwalk. I went in with Reese for fun and she loved it. We had to drag her out of there after 15 minutes of jumping. Before leaving the festival we wanted to check out the food booths. There were a lot of choices and everything looked good. We had hotdogs and then headed home. Scoopin’ Genesee also featured a a car show along with pre-1980 vehicles cruising up and down Genesee Street, and a performance by the band Starship that evening. We had a great afternoon at the festival and hope to attend next year too.
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The festival has free admission, some of the activities once you are in are free and for the others you can buy tickets. There were animated characters walking around and waving at the kids which was fun. We started out near the animals. They had pony rides and a petting zoo where you can feed the animals. There were sheep and goats who seemed awfully hungry because as soon as you enter, they swarm you for the food! We had a good time petting the animals and getting up close.
While we were with the animals Reese spotted a little train driving by which got her all excited. We decided to go find out about that next. The train is not on a track which was neat, so the driver takes you through a little bit of the festival which helped us determine what else we wanted to do while we were there. Right after we got off the train, we spotted a booth where free ice cream was being given out, even though we hadn’t had lunch yet we decided we couldn’t pass it up.
One of the parts that I enjoyed the most was the demonstration with the K-9 police dog and trainer. We heard all about how the dogs are chosen and what they are tested on in order to become a K-9. There are a lot of German Sheppard’s who do not pass the test because the tasks the dog have to do are very detailed. It is amazing how trained and smart these dogs are and how they signal to their partner when they’ve lost the scent of someone, etc. At the end of the presentation, the trainer put on a puffy suit and showed us how the dog would bite someone they were pursuing who was not cooperating. I definitely would not want to be pursued by or on this dogs bad side!
There was also an area set-up where the kids could dress in fireman uniforms and do an obstacle course including holding the fire hose and trying to knock down a target. That looked like a lot of fun.
We of course had to stop and use the moonwalk. I went in with Reese for fun and she loved it. We had to drag her out of there after 15 minutes of jumping. Before leaving the festival we wanted to check out the food booths. There were a lot of choices and everything looked good. We had hotdogs and then headed home. Scoopin’ Genesee also featured a a car show along with pre-1980 vehicles cruising up and down Genesee Street, and a performance by the band Starship that evening. We had a great afternoon at the festival and hope to attend next year too.
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