Gov. Maura T. Healey met the HKS Clydesdales in the Farm-a-Rama, checked out the Irish Pavilion, high-fived a giant cranberry mascot in a Pilgrim hat and — with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll — searched for a queen at the Hampden County Beekeepers Association hive.

A normal tradition that occurs on Massachusetts day here at The Big E. And then later, a third important person will be in attendance, Secretary of The Commonwealth William Galvin.

On their way out of the Massachusetts Building on Thursday, Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll were presented with the Pilgrim Sandwich. Appropriate for Massachusetts — and for fall — its turkey,