Queueing up
About 20-30 minutes BEFORE the outdoor exhibits opened, folks started lining up to get in one section. It may be hard to see from this shot, but I'd estimate 75-100 people lined up before the "opened" the gates. I walked over and asked if I had missed the memo and were they giving away money to the first so many people in. Turns out they were lined up because Fleetwood was giving away peach cobbler (while supplies lasted).
An hour and a half later, when I worked my way to their large display, I was still able to get some cobbler (but they were temporarily out of ice cream).
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