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MN State Fair – 8/21/14

August 25, 2014

Nick, the Murderses, and I ventured out to the Great Minnesota Get Together on opening day this year. Our normal parking lot had been converted into the new West End Market, so we parked in the old bus lot, which felt pretty weird actually.

Nick kicked off the evening with an About a Foot Long hot dog as tradition goes. I had a corn dog. It was everything I’ve been dreaming of for the past year. Whitney and I did a wine flight again. I was not impressed. It was better than last year’s, but not by much. This may be the last time I have wine at the fair.

For new fair foods, we tried the pretzel curds from O’Gara’s, which were excellent but not in a get-these-every-year way, and the SnoRibbons from Blue Moon. I liked the SnoRibbons, but I wish I’d waited for a better flavor, as my choices were churro or mango, neither of which I’m a fan of. I’d like to try them again, but there are so many other ice creamy type things on my list that I don’t know if I will this year. I guess it depends on which flavors they have when we return.

I have a long list of favorite foods to eat as well as new foods to try. Time will only tell what’s next!

Corn Dog
Corn Dog
Pretzel Factory
Pretzel Factory
Tiny Tim's
Tiny Tim’s
SnoRibbons
SnoRibbons
Cold Cheese Curds (blech)
Cold Cheese Curds (blech)
Friend Pickles
Friend Pickles
Team Jacob
Team Jacob
Topiary Garden
Topiary Garden
Butcher Boys
Butcher Boys
Pretzel Curds
Pretzel Curds
Wine Flight
Wine Flight
Raspberry Malt
Raspberry Malt
Pizza
Pizza
Ye Old Mill
Ye Old Mill
Ye Old Mill
Ye Old Mill
Ye Old Mill
Ye Old Mill
Not a Corn Dog
Not a Corn Dog


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MN State Fair 2013

September 25, 2013

Once again I’m a litle behind on my blog, but I very well can’t let the year go by without a MN State Fair post! Here are most of the delicious things I ate over a span of three fair visits, as well as some other stuff. It’s all in a nifty new mosaic gallery too, complete with image captions. Enjoy!

Deep fried pickles
Deep fried pickles
Corn dog
Corn dog
Sheep
Sheep
Bunnehs!
Bunnehs!
Grilled glazed donut
Grilled glazed donut
Fish pond
Fish pond
Egg rolls
Egg rolls
Corn
Corn
No corn
No corn
Comet corn
Comet corn
Tiny Tim!
Tiny Tim!
Freak show
Freak show
Turkey leg
Turkey leg
More mini donuts
More mini donuts
Corn dog
Corn dog
Mini donut batter (and some berry) flavored ice cream!
Mini donut batter (and some berry) flavored ice cream!
Deep fried bread pudding
Deep fried bread pudding
Pork sliders
Pork sliders
Twist cone
Twist cone
Ole's Canollis
Ole’s Canollis
La Creperie
La Creperie
Black currant iced tea
Black currant iced tea
Oh, crepes!
Oh, crepes!
Sweet Martha's
Sweet Martha’s
Military Appreciation Day
Military Appreciation Day
Military Appreciation Day
Military Appreciation Day
Empty streets
Empty streets
Empty streets
Empty streets
Empty Tilt-A-Whirl
Empty Tilt-A-Whirl
Minimal line at the fry booth
Minimal line at the fry booth
Empty streets
Empty streets
Cinnamon roll
Cinnamon roll
Corn dog
Corn dog
Owls
Owls
Topiary garden
Topiary garden
Dippin' Dots rootbeer float
Dippin’ Dots rootbeer float
Crepes!
Crepes!
Steak sandwich
Steak sandwich
Guitar string necklace
Guitar string necklace
Fair renovations
Fair renovations
More deep fried pickles
More deep fried pickles
Sweet corn ice cream
Sweet corn ice cream
Fried taco from El Sol
Fried taco from El Sol
Nick and Jordon
Nick and Jordon
Grape ICEE!
Grape ICEE!
Simpsons pinball
Simpsons pinball
Clown garbage can . Yikes.
Clown garbage can . Yikes.
Henry's Kettle Korn
Henry’s Kettle Korn
Lumberjack show
Lumberjack show
Lumberjack show
Lumberjack show
Twist cone
Twist cone
Baby McNuggets!
Baby McNuggets!
Pretzel w/cheez
Pretzel w/cheez
First time on Ye Old Mill
First time on Ye Old Mill
Cheese curds
Cheese curds
Listening to Depeche Mode from the poor man's seats
Listening to Depeche Mode from the poor man’s seats
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MN State Fair – 9/1/12

September 26, 2012

Catch up post! Enjoy the photos.

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MN State Fair – 8/30/12

August 31, 2012

Nick and I attended the MN State Fair again last night. It was a pretty laid back evening. We roamed around and got some food, like About a Foot Longs and corn dogs, and did the mandatory stop at the fish pond. Apparently Nick overheard a dude referencing the catfish as a plecostomus. For the first time ever at the fair, I really took a look at the algae filled pond with the fake moose. There are ducks there! For real! Just hanging out, swimming through the nasty green slime. Who knew? #notthisgirl

After the pond, we stopped at the Tiny Tim stand to say hello to Nuts and Jody before going off to find more food. We watched the evening’s amateur talent show semi-finals for an hour or so. I decided I couldn’t possibly go any longer without corn on the cob. To my surprise, I lucked out and got a two for one deal on a couple broken pieces. I was going to be nice and give one to Nick, but he declined, so I had the pleasure of double fisting the corn instead. It was awesome.

The FAIR-well to Summer Dance Party was in full effect by the time we made it back to the donut stand. It was entertaining to watch, but the best part was the stuffed bobcat surfing through the crowd. It was hard to get a good photo because it was dark outside and the strobe lights were going and the music was terrible. Wait, can music quality affect picture quality? Methinks yes.

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MN State Fair – 8/23/12

August 29, 2012

Nick, BRK, and I kicked off the MN State Fair season on day 1! We ate a lot of food, watched the Lumberjack show, and generally meandered about. There were two old school Batmobiles on display, which was really awesome.

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, so here you go:

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