Have you ever attended a carnival and experienced the rides, exhibits, and games of skill? Did you observe the people who worked there and wonder what stories they had to tell? I wasn’t curious about such things when I was young; I just gleefully participated in the rides and the midway. I also chowed down. What did I care how they made candy apples? But later, I did wonder about things like hitting a device with a large mallet just to ring a bell and win a prize. And why did they call the carousel a merry-go-round? And what was it like working at one of these places? What kind of special skills were required? Continue reading “Afternoon at the Carnival World Museum”