Even though it’s been years since I lived in the Twin Cities, and the Great Minnesota Get-Together was a part of my summer tradition, I can’t bring myself to switch allegiance. No matter how much time goes by, to me there is no other state fair than the Minnesota State Fair.
This year’s Fair is already in full swing. I can’t be there in person, so instead I’ll be devoting this week’s posts to my favorite Fair traditions and highlights. Let’s just say…there will be butter.
To all my Minnesota friends: have fun this year, and eat some cheese curds for me!
Ghost domes 
Twists and turns 
The Loneliest Road 
I grew up there and moved away ten years ago. Late August doesn’t make sense without the Fair. That Midway sketch is spot on.
Wonderful sketches. In 1980 my husband and I worked for his father, who was a vendor at State Fairs. We worked this fair that summer. It was the hardest we worked all summer but we gook $14,000 away…. which is more than it sounds because it was 1980! Great Fair. My husband remembers the log rolling contest. I mostly remember the hard work!