Bob Canterbury, of Sinks Grove, left, Doug Canterbury, of Lewisburg and Megan Canterbury, 10, of Lewisburg, a three genearation family that raise and show pigs at the WV State Fair in Fairlea.
FAIRLEA, W.Va. — No trip to the State Fair of West Virginia would be complete without a walk through the livestock barns.
The fair offers no shortage of delicious food, rides and other types of entertainment, but the barns are the heart of the annual celebration.
And while most people mention a walk through the pens as a yearly tradition, for some families, including Carolyn and Bob Canterbury’s, those barns serve as a home-away-from-home.
The Canterburys, residents of a large farm in Sinks Grove in Monroe County, began their State Fair tradition more than 40 years ago when their son Doug, began showing sheep…