Minnesotans have an eerie loyalty to our State Fair. Referred to as "The Great Minnesota Get Together" it draws us together like nothing else.On a gorgeous August Sunday I hit the fair with my husband and two dear friends.
Here's a taste of what we had. My husband and I made a pact to eat three "experimental foods," the staple of fair cuisine.
We had: Scotch eggs on a stick
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Hot dish on a stick
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and mashed potatoes on a stick
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The mashed potatoes on a stick were the winning dish. Really delicious!
We also saw lots of animals,some cute and cuddly
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some monstrous
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some came with cowgirls
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some were fuzzy
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some recently denuded
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I love the history of the fair (look at that Art Deco)
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and its future - this is the Tesla Roadster, gorgeous!
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We got to say 'cheese':
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And see a princess sculpted in butter
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Plus there were Great Pumpkins galore.
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We also rubbed elbows with a local celeb. This is me and my friend, Aeleah, with Senator Al Franken (also showing - my husband's thumb).
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It was a wonderful day at the fair indeed.
Yay, you made new animal friends :-)
ReplyDeleteThat Cheese-n-Dog photo of you and your husband is scary, though. Make sure your German father-in-law won't see it - he'll think Minnesotans are mad ;-)
I love the fair! I think that princess looks like you... =)
ReplyDeleteNew Mexicans are big on our state fair, too (called Expo).
ReplyDeleteomg is there anything more Minnesotan than Hotdish on a stick? Yummmm.
ReplyDeleteAlso deep-fried banana split? Someone remind me why I moved away?
The "say cheese" pic is great!!!
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes on a stick sounds weird, but I bet it's amazing. Wish our state fair had stuff like that :D
ReplyDeleteHey! Another Minnesotan. I found your blog via Carolina Valdez Miller's post and I've been checking out some of her recommendations.
ReplyDeleteFYI: I also wrote a state fair blog post: http://saraheolson.blogspot.com/2010/09/eleven-reasons-to-go-to-mn-state-fair.html