The town’s Carousel of Happiness is an attraction for all ages, one that puts the spotlight on handcrafted pieces of art made ...

During this year’s race, a local animal sanctuary had two real pigs visit the carousel to support the wooden pig’s mayoral run. “It’s just an opportunity for us to be silly,” Wagner said.

“Pig, pig was in a bad situation, and she came to live with us,” said Vicki Price of Sandy Creek Carousel. They estimated that close to 40 animals live on the farm and they are all rescue animals.

The 36-foot carousel featuring 21 horses, six Jersey cows, one pig, one goat and a rooster will open to the public at 7:30 p.m. on July 11.

She scoffed at the cost, declaring, “Kingsport will have a carousel when pigs fly!” That alderman happened to be his wife. Undeterred, Joh turned to his ­local Kiwanis club.

Gerry Holzman, a master woodcarver who conceived, and toiled for 20 years to build, a merry-go-round that celebrated New York State with riding animals like a beaver, a cow and a pig, as well as ...