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• A new State Fair attendance record: nearly 1.8 million
  The Great Minnesota Get-Together certainly lived up to its name this year.
  
• Great Get-Together says goodbye again
  On the last day of the State Fair, the sights are especially delightful, the food especially delicious.
  
• At the fair: What you don't see
  The hardest 12 days of work happens behind the scenes at the fair. Long hours, thankless cleanup, but some of the workers see it as a vacation.
  
• Shuttle service not so fair for wheelchairs
  It improved over the State Fair's run, but the switch to private buses forced some users to find other options.
  
• Sept. 8, 1909: Preemies at the fair
  Sept. 8, 1909: Preemies at the fair
  
• A midway birthday: The fair brings out the kid in all of us
  With a little more luck, he could have been born at the fair -- another pregnant friend and I staggered around with our older kids in strollers last year, two days from my due date, reassuring ourselves that the folks at the Miracle of Birth barn would surely know what to do if it came down to it.
  
• James Lileks: Fair's buses feel better without the pythons
  As reported in this paper, the fair's Park 'n' Ride buses have not provided a fun 'n' happy experience for some this year. Instead of using Metro Transit buses, a private coach firm was hired; some complained of long waits, not enough buses and 12-foot-long snakes springing out from the restroom.
  
• This show's not for the squeamish
  The daily pet surgeries at the State Fair emphasize the importance of spaying and neutering in a world with too many unwanted animals.
  
• 'I like a lot of commotion'
  Florianna Peterson hales from northeast Minneapolis
  
• Fair sets attendance record
  More people attended the Minnesota State Fair this year than ever before.
  
• Ripe for fresh fruit at fair
  Fairgoers will eat half a million corn dogs and 2.6 million cheese curds. Some choose fresh fruit, too.
  
• Fair attendance through Sunday, Sept. 6
  Fair attendance through Sunday, Sept. 6
  
• Today's State Fair schedule
  Kids & Last Chance Day: Kids (5-12) admitted for just $6. As always, children under 5 are admitted for free. All-day discounts are offered on Mighty Midway and Kidway rides, games and concessions. Merchandise and food vendors offer Last Chance bargains all day. Pick up a Last Chance brochure at all information booths.
  
• Faces at the fair: 'I can't stay away'
  We found St. Paulite Robbie Lawrence between adventures at the State Fair. He says he's a repeat attender. "I haven't missed it since I was, like, 4." Nice hat.
  
• Rick Nelson's 10 fair favorites
  Sure, you probably know the roasted corn, the pork chop on a stick, the strawberry malts, the Sweet Martha's cookies, the mini-donuts, the deep-fried cheese curds, the Pronto Pups and other iconic Minnesota State Fair fare. But have you tasted these critic's favorites?
  
• No fair: Flu sends 4-H'ers home early
  With four confirmed cases of swine flu among the 4-H'ers, and others with symptoms, officials sent more than 100 kids home.
  
• It's our history, our heritage our fair. So you should go.
  Converting Fair skeptics.
  
• Comedy on a steeeeck
  How many ventriloquists are popular enough to headline the State Fair? Just one: Jeff Dunham.
  
• Fair buses got off to a bumpy start
  For the first time, Metro Transit isn't the main shuttle service. That, plus large crowds, has created hassles.
  
• Fair attendance through Saturday, Sept. 5
  Fair attendance through Saturday, Sept. 5
  
• State Fair secrets
  What's the story behind those winning ribbons? We talked to three winners at the fairgrounds who said it's all in the details.
  
• State Fair: Saturday, Sept. 5: FFA Day
  GRANDSTAND: REO Speedwagon, STYX with special guest .38 Special: 7 p.m., $34.
  
• Fair attendance
  Fair attendance
  
• First-place in the food competitions at the Minnesota State Fair
  First-place in the food competitions at the Minnesota State Fair
  
• Sept. 3, 1901: Teddy Roosevelt at the fair
  Sept. 3, 1901: Teddy Roosevelt at the fair
  

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