The big-top tent is put up prior to the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus’s two scheduled shows Sunday behind NRHEG High School. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Wyatt the horse is introduced to those touring the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus Sunday morning in New Richland. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

A tiger with the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus naps Sunday in New Richland during a tour of the circus grounds before two scheduled shows later in the day. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Children check out petting zoo animals following a tour of the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus on Sunday in New Richland. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune