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53 new foods at the Minnesota State Fair, ranked from best to worst

The Minnesota State Fair's 2019 new foods roster includes the perennial mix of attention-seekers, potential gut bombs and trend-observant hopefuls.
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In 1819, a fleet of boats came up the Mississippi River, landed on its shores and started construction on what would become Fort Snelling. It laid the

200 years ago, Fort Snelling was established, and with it came change

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01:36Nordic Waffle's Pebbles & Bam Bam, Rainbow Ice Cream's Halo Cone and the deep-fried chocolate chip cookie dough from Kora's Cookie Dough are all brand new at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair.

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