20160702 - Lakeside Fest (hrb)

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Sydney Boswell (left), 7, of McHenry, and Julia Miller, 6 of McHenry ride down the Fun Slide as their parents watch on at the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Matt Winnecke (right), 17, of Crystal Lake, laughs as Nevin Forstrom, 16, of Crystal Lake, powers through one of the six cups he consumes during a heat of an Ice Cream Eating Contest sponsored by Colonial Cafe at the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media John Glaister holds Gianna Glaister, 23-month-old, both of Crystal Lake, as they meet Clark, the Chicago Cubs mascot, at the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Megan McDaniel (left) and her son Oliver Mcdaniel, both of Crystal Lake, have their hands in the air as they ride the Ferris Wheel overlooking the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media William Wright, of Crystal Lake, watches on as Monique Serbu, of West Dundee, practices a Baggo toss before the tournament at the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media A crowd watches as The New Invaders, lead by vocalist Melody Mallin, as they perform a cover of "Hold Me Tight" by The Beatles at the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Natalie Price, 9, of Crystal Lake, winces as she participates in a heat of an Ice Cream Eating Contest sponsored by Colonial Cafe at the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Kate Yaiko (left), 7, of Budapest, Hungary, smiles as she looks down from the Yo-Yo swing ride at the 37th annual Lakeside Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. Yaiko was in town visiting her grandmother, Patty Dunham (not pictured) of Crystal Lake. Attracting over 50,000 people to this annual favorite, there is live music, many food options at the “Taste by the Lake,” carnival rides, midway games, historic tours, and more. Lakeside Festival runs through Sunday.