Country fairs and festivals abound during the autumn in New England, and there are few things more romantic than the sights and smells found at a country fair. Nor are there many things more romantic than winning a treasured rememberance at a game of skill, an American curiosity found mostly on the midways of this country's many fairs and festivals. Here are a few of the best:

• Fryeburg Fair, October 3 - 10, 1999. 'Maine's Blue Ribbon Classic' agricultural fair. In existence since 1851.