Roller coaster of emotions

From the thrill of the rollercoasters to the agony of dropped cookies, we witnessed the ups and downs of a day at the State Fair. 
Photos by Aaron Lavinsky
September 2, 2019 — 9:26pm

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Cousins Alajiah Campbell, 9, Jasoni Bennett, 8, and Kyloni Davenport, 12, of Duluth wore the thrill of the Crazy Mouse spinning roller coaster on their faces.

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Kingston Claiborne, almost 2, had had enough of the fair. "It's time to go home," said his mom.

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K-La Deschene, 14, of Blaine took a nap in her younger siblings' stroller as her mother, Jessica, stood beside her. "Her sisters are playing and she's bored," said her mother.

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Mioki Myszkowski of Rochester calls taking her kids to the fair “absolute pure joy,” and Lady Luck seemed to smile upon their midway exploits, too.

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"I want the piggy," cried 5-year-old Veda Reinitz-Albers to her father Mark of Henderson, Minn., after they called it quits on playing carnival games at the Midway.

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Partners Bob Stoll and Linda Vague, of Greenfield, Minn., shared a long kiss Thursday night while wandering the Midway.

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