Category: Feature Articles
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Well, hello there — my, it’s been a long, long time. The 2022 Minnesota State Fair is just one week away, and the excitement is overwhelming! After the most tumultuous few years in generations of Fair history, this year should be most notable for a return to normalcy. The drive-through approximations of the Fair hosted…
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The Minnesota State Fair isn’t just about the food, the animals, the shopping, and the amusement rides. It has also earned the billing as Minnesota’s largest music festival, with hundreds of acts appearing on several stages scattered throughout the Fairgrounds each day. To help parse down all these performers down to the best of the…
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The 2019 Minnesota State Fair is nearly upon us! In just a few days, the twelve best days of summer begin for their 156th edition, a rite of passage for generations of Minnesotans. As always, each year’s Fair brings with it a class of new foods and beverages fighting for the attention and dollars of…
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Minnesotans know their State Fair is top notch, unequivocally one of the very few best in the nation. However, the Midwestern sense of inadequacy can outweigh our pride, leaving us often unable to brag without placing down some caveats. Yes, the Great Minnesota Get-Together is a gold standard of what makes a great fair, but…
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Editor’s note: this feature is the first part in an upcoming seven part series exploring and re-imagining the various areas of the Fairgrounds. Reviews of 2018 new Fair foods will return on Friday, August 31st and continue through the end of the Fair on Labor Day. Welcome to the first installment of Reinventing the Fairgrounds,…
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