52nd fair starts Thursday

Ceri Godinez
Southeast Alaska Independent Living and Takshanuk Watershed Council Summer Work Program interns Kaylee Ray and Brooklyn Dewitt prepare fairgrounds for the Southeast Alaska State Fair during the program’s penultimate day.

The town’s biggest celebration in two years will culminate with an all-comers whipped-cream pie battle at Raven Arena.

Featuring the theme “Live Free, Pie Hard,” the 52nd Southeast Alaska State Fair begins with a flag-raising 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July…