Originally published Saturday, September 13, 1997

If you're visiting, check out these spots:

• The Puyallup Fair -- Officially called the Western Washington State Fair, this is the place for food, exhibits, food, entertainment, food, animals, food -- well, you get the idea. The fair runs through Sept. 21. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturdays; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays. Gates open at 8 a.m. Admission is $7.50 adults, $4.50 youths ages 6-18 and seniors 62 and older, and free for children 5 and under. Parking is $5 (lots open at 7 a.m.). Puyallup Fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Ave. S.W., Puyallup. Information line: 253-841-5045. Home page: http://www.thefair.com

  

• Meeker Mansion -- Pioneer adventurer Ezra Meeker's 1890 Victorian mansion still stands at 312 Spring St. And so does one of the covered wagons he used in the town's early days. The national historic site is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; closed from mid-December through mid-March. Admission is $2 for adults, $1.50 for seniors and students; $1 for children 11 and younger. Information: 253-848-1770.

• Arts Downtown -- This yearlong outdoor art display is presented by Valley Arts United, the Puyallup Main Street Association and the city of Puyallup. A new exhibit is unveiled in Pioneer Park every May. Artwork is visible throughout the town. A walking tour map can be obtained from the Chamber of Commerce or at City Hall.

• WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center -- The center's master gardener demonstration garden, at 7612 Pioneer Way East, on the western edge of town, is open for public view by amateur gardeners who would like to see how gardening ought to be done. Educational programs presented in season on Saturday mornings. The WSU Master Gardeners demonstration area has clinic hours 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday. And they have a plant sale Sept. 27-28 beginning at 10 a.m.

• Puyallup Farmers Market -- Located in and around Pioneer Park, local farmers and crafts people offer a variety of goods from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays from the first of May to the first of September. Too late for this year, but put it on your calendar for '98.