Minnesota State Fair named best in nation by USA Today readers

Minnesota State Fair named best in nation by USA Today readers

The Great Minnesota Get-Together has been named the best state fair in the nation by readers of USA Today's 10Best website.
Minnesota State Fair had record-breaking final day
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Minnesota State Fair had record-breaking final day

September 8, 2015
The 2015 fair saw the fourth-highest attendance in its history.
Hidden work: Minnesota State Fair gets a second wind after midnight
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Hidden work: Minnesota State Fair gets a second wind after midnight

September 8, 2015
Once the last stick-driven food has been eaten and the entrance to the State Fair closes, that's when the work behind the fair's production begins.
Haggard, Kristofferson rule the fair's grandstand
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Haggard, Kristofferson rule the fair's grandstand

September 8, 2015
Review: The two country giants, ages 78 and 79, dominated with oldies but goodies.
Why do you love the State Fair?
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Why do you love the State Fair?

September 8, 2015
Why do you love the State Fair?
Through your eyes: Amazing reader photos from State Fair
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Through your eyes: Amazing reader photos from State Fair

September 3, 2015
We asked, you delivered — and then some. Check out the top reader photos from our Instagram meetup — the "Great Minnesota Gram Together" at the Minnesota State Fair.
Garrison Keillor takes a State Fair curtain call
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Garrison Keillor takes a State Fair curtain call

September 4, 2015
He dropped hints that this show could be last at fair.
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