Last Friday, we had dentist appointments in Round Lake Beach. The weather had gotten steadily worse, until it was in the fifties, overcast, and splats of rain.
About the time we got to the dentist's office, I saw the top of a Ferris wheel and other rides on Rollins by the Big Lots (where the old Eagle grocery store was). As most any old-timer in the Round Lake Area could tell you, the carnival is here, so the weather is miserable.
With the exception of one year, weather for this early spring carnival has been horrific. Just horrible.
It all started back when I was a Jaycee in Round Lake back in 1976 or 1977. We were sponsoring the carnival and I was manning a ticket booth on an absolutely beautiful day. Then, in the space of thirty minutes, the temperature dropped at least 30 degrees and the wind blew the cold right through you.
That was the beginning of a lot of lousy weather. It continues to today, although Sunday wasn't bad at all. Saturday was only so-so.
Most people in RL equate the carnival with bad weather.
The last several years, attendance was so bad, that the carnival stayed a second weekend, resulting in a second weekend of crummy weather. The nice weather we're enjoying now drops to the 50s by Saturday with rain forecast.
I don't know for sure, but my bet is that the carnival is staying another weekend.
Let's Ban That Rotten Carnival. --RoadDog
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