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Minnesota State Fair: Will cool temps lead to first attendance record?

Cooler temperatures graced the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Saturday. While official attendance numbers are still being ...

Minnesota State Fair Space Tower arrived 60 years ago via Duluth

DULUTH — The Space Tower has been a well known Minnesota State Fair landmark for 60 years now. Less well known is that the ...

Cool, quiet stretch continues; Minnesota State Fair could see coolest August day since 2018

The cool air continues to settle in Sunday, with afternoon highs staying in the 60s. This will be the first time it's been ...
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New to the State Fair, Galaxy Groove beer raises funds for Minnesota State Academy for the Blind

By Derek James Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A new beer at the Minnesota State Fair is ...

So much fruit, so little beer-flavored beer. The Minnesota State Fair’s 2025 new beverages, reviewed

This year’s flavor themes were pineapple, cherry and passion fruit. There’s also some sorcery involved in a soft-serve beer.

Businesses and attendees alike feeling the pinch of inflation at this year's Minnesota State Fair

While the first day of the Great Get-Together brought in big bucks for vendors, some families say the price of participation ...

Who doesn’t love the Minnesota State Fair? Plenty of people, it turns out.

Sean Dillon has tried to love the Minnesota State Fair like a local. Friends have even offered to guide him through it. But ...
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10 Minnesota State Fair Foods That Somehow Became Classics

The Kiwanis Malts stand serves up more than just thick, creamy frozen treats – it dishes out nostalgia with every spoonful.
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At Issue: Aug. 24 — Security remains a concern at the Minnesota Capital,1 on 1 with Gov. Walz at the State Fair, Omar Fateh loses DFL endorsement

This week on At Issue, Tom Hauser looks into the growing security concerns at the capitol, goes 1 on 1 with Gov. Walz and ...

Seven decades of all the milk you can drink at the State Fair

Gordon Saemrow and his four siblings competed against each other as kids to see who could drink the most at the Minnesota ...