The State Fair broke an all-time attendance record Saturday, with 270,426 people walking through its gates. Sunday's attendance figure wasn't immediately available, but by Monday, the fair could easily meet or even break its overall attendance record and hit the 2 million mark.
On the last day of the fair, everyone can let their hair down, spend their last tickets, work in one last helping of batter-fried goodness and scream out the chorus at the beer garden.
Early in the morning, the old couples hold hands as they stroll past crop art and fine art. As night falls, the kids on dates cuddle up on the midway rides and share sweet treats. There's room for old and young love at the fair.
For nearly 70 years, the Salem Lutheran Church Dining Hall has served up the foundation of a good day at the fair: a hearty breakfast and a bottomless cup of coffee.
Coverage of the annual Minnesota State Fair. including food reviews, grandstand concert performances, full daily schedules, live video and a fairground map.