Had the chance to see Lowery Carnival last year (July 29 - August 3, 2003) at the Freeborn County Fair in Albert Lea, MN. What a classy show. The Tilt A Whirl looked brand new - eagle theme and flags all over. Rode on it along with their Tornado. All of the nearly 20 rides at the fair were in top notch shape.
As I had mentioned before, several of the pictures on their updated website were taken at the fair (one of the Cliff Hanger in motion, Merry Go Round, Inverter, office complex, one of Dizzy Dragons, Tea Cups, Super Slide, Tornado, Hi Roller).
Ride line up included -
Hi Roller
Inverter
Top Kick - single car Kamikaze
Cliff Hanger
Tornado
Wisdom Avalanche
Tilt A Whirl
Super Sizzler- ran in both directions
Expo Wheel
Swings
Balloon Wheel
Merry Go Round
Dizzy Dragons
Mini Tea Cups
Wacky Worm Coaster
Go Gator
Super Slide
Safari Train
Kiddie Wheel
The Gravitron, Scooby Doo-Castle Mania, Alpine Funhouse and Clown Town were not at the fair.
Lowery had the spot for one year after Hildebrand's had it for 5 years. Merriam's Midway will play the fair this year, Aug 3-8.
Had the opportunity to talk with some of the carnival employees who came to see my model carnival display last year. It's too bad that they can't come back to Minnesota. It was their 1st ever trip to the state. Too big of a jump from central Missouri, through Iowa, up to southern Minnesota and back to central Missouri within just over a weeks time. Merriam's will now play 3 consecutive fairs in August - in Albert Lea, Austin and Owatonna all within a 30 mile radius of each other.
Greg