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A behind-the-scenes look at the Minnesota State Fair's blue-ribbon entries
There were more than 3,000 entries in this year's State Fair baking competitions.
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Up, up and away to your (adjective) Day at the Minnesota State Fair!
After a no-fair year, the Minnesota State Fair is back. Whether you're planning to get vaccinated, mask up, and attend — or if you're sitting this one out — here's your chance to fill in some blanks and remember what makes Great Minnesota Get-Togethers so great.
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Doobie Brothers rock State Fair without 'recuperating and isolating' Michael McDonald
The performance went on, as it has without McDonald for decades.
A little fun with the seven fair day-vices
Our photographer framed the panorama of humanity that is the State Fair, keeping an eye out for pride, envy, gluttony, lust, wrath, greed and sloth — and keeping tongue firmly in cheek. Can you guess who's portraying what? A weary fairgoer who woke at 4:30 a.m. took a catnap on Dan Patch Avenue; a young wrangler with her Dorset ewe lamb glanced back at the competition; a toddler had had it with the Kidway; a family dug into a cookie bucket; a mom cried with joy after her daughter won a 4-H championship; two tweens staggered under their midway prizes.
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Michael McDonald pulls out of Doobie Brothers' State Fair gig due to COVID
The opening act pulled out as well, but "the show must go on," band co-founder says.
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State Fair in infrared
The Minnesota State Fair is looked at through a new lens with Rollei 400 black and white infrared film. Film is normally sensitive to wavelengths of light on the visible light spectrum. Infrared film is sensitive to both visible and infrared light and an infrared filter is used on the camera lens to filter out all visible light wavelengths. This allows the film to only pick up on infrared light and create unique images. All photos were taken with a Mamiya C330 twin lens reflex medium format camera. Notice the difference between images taken on an overcast and stormy day versus those taken on a sunny day with clear skies.
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Spinners, Little Anthony deliver a tasty oldies show at Minnesota State Fair
They celebrated vintage R&B with show-bizzy style.
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Local media personalities are still finding their way to the State Fair
This year's State Fair is short on local media personalities. But you still can see some — if you keep your distance.
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TLC brings '90s nostalgia to State Fair Grandstand
Review: Opening act Shaggy upstaged the headliners.
TLC, Shaggy celebrate the 1990s at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
Review: Opening act Shaggy upstaged the headliners.
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What's your State Fair IQ?
We asked some young fairgoers to tackle these questions and draw their answers. How does your knowledge stack up?
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Doobies are takin' it to the State Fair on reunion tour with Michael McDonald
After 26 years, Michael McDonald rejoins the Doobie Brothers for a State Fair gig.
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Minnesota State Fair attendance again low on second day
Friday's attendance was 77,406, which was about half of 2019's second-day count of 157,224.
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Maren Morris, Nashville's finest, sparkles at Minnesota State Fair
She showed humor, humanity and heart in an eclectic performance
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Brooks: Minnesotans aren't sure they want to get together at the Great Minnesota Get-Together this year
The delta variant is surging just as the fair is drawing thousands of people with very different comfort levels on the issues of masks, vaccines and eating horse paste.
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Minnesota State Fair
Coverage of the annual Minnesota State Fair. including food reviews, grandstand concert performances, full daily schedules, live video and a fairground map.
