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A Cheapskate’s Guide to the Minnesota State Fair

Here's one family’s Blue Ribbon Bargain Book strategy.

So, There’s an MN State Fair-Themed RPG Called ‘Butter Princess’

The tabletop game that asks: 'When a 90-pound butter bust is on the line, how far will you go?'

August 7, 2023

‘Our First Opportunity to Show a Lot of People What Hmong Food is’: Yia Vang on Union Hmong Kitchen’s State Fair Debut

The chef talks legitimacy, diversity, and the evolution of the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

September 13, 2022

Corn Dogs Rule, Pronto Pups Drool

Pronto Pup? More like Pronto Suck!

September 2, 2022

Meet the Michael Jordan of Minnesota State Fair Veggie Competitors

"I would never, ever say that because I am a Minnesotan and I'm modest as heck," Terri Doerr says of our unprompted G.O.A.T. comparison. "That's the kiss of death when showing vegetables—when you get too cocky."

August 31, 2022

I Judged Crop Art at the State Fair

What I learned as the youngest, newest, and only Black crop art judge in 2022.

August 30, 2022

The New State Fair Beers of 2022, Ranked by Their Minnesota-ness

Fair Mullet, Mango Coaster, Tootsie Hop, Cucumber Summer... which is the most Minnesotan of them all?

August 24, 2022

Leslie Barlow Is the First Black Female Artist to Create MN State Fair’s Official Art

Plus a beloved coffeeshop is closing, more new unions, and 47 cats in a car in today's Flyover.