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Enjoy 22 Wonderful Portraits of Minnesotans Thriving at the MN State Fair

At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, humanity shines as bright as the midday Midway sun.

Mike Madison

The Minnesota State Fair, running now through September 4, is the greatest place on earth. Here's photographic evidence from this past Sunday.

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