Staff photo by REID SILVERMAN Caroline Brigham, center, has her sash fitted by Dot Bell, right, Thursday as she is congratulated by Carolyn Trossbach, not pictured, after being crowned the 2012 Queen of Tolerance.

Staff photo by JESSE YEATMAN Wyatt Mast, 3, back left, checks up on the St. Mary’s County Fair entourage sitting in the back of a horse-drawn wagon as his father Danny Mast of Mechanicsville looks on. The group of girls included Caroline Brigham, 17, of California, far right, a senior at Great Mills High School, who was crowned this year’s queen of tolerance.

Staff photo by JESSE YEATMAN Lynnette Dooley, 2, strolls past firetrucks atop her father, Chris Dooley of Hollywood, on Saturday during the fair parade.

Staff photo by JESSE YEATMAN A group of gourds displays a grand champion award.

Staff photo by JESSE YEATMAN Elizabeth Lewis, 14, of Lorton, Va., solidifies her perfect finish after catching nine out of nine rings during a jousting competition Saturday at the St. Mary’s County Fair.

Staff photo by JESSE YEATMAN Daryll “Smitty” Smith of Golden Beach dressed as Uncle Sam and Joe DiMarco of Mechanicsville as Abe Lincoln wave to the crowd Saturday from the Republican Central Committee float during the fair parade.

Staff photo by JESSE YEATMAN Tony Griffo, 15, leads a group of students from Leonardtown High School’s Chinese Club to a practice area before the start of Saturday’s fair parade.

Staff photo by JESSE YEATMAN Ellen Scott carries the cardboard cutout likeness of President Barack Obama as she readies a Democratic Club float before the start of Saturday’s fair parade.