No one has state pride like we Minnesotans do. Over Labor Day weekend we had a small MN-raised family reunion: me, my sister and her family, and our cousin David and his family all got together for, well, the Great MN Get Together (a/k/a MN State Fair).
We took a quick requisite trip to the Mall of America. It's funny, even though it's been about 15 years since I worked in the Mall, I still know where all the stores are located. We spent another day at the MN Zoo for the most fantastic all-day VIP tour from Melanie. And we spent the other full day at the Fair. The kids had fun, but I don't think they enjoyed it quite as much as the grown-ups. Except maybe riding the giant slide.
- breakfast lollipop (sausage patty dipped in corn muffin batter, deep fried and drizzled w/ maple syrup)
- mini-donuts
- corn dogs
- cheese curds
- Sweet Martha's chocolate chip cookies (rumor has it they make $3 million during the 12 days of the Fair)
- deep fried pickles
- fried green tomatoes
- pizza on a stick
- hot dish on a stick
- deep fried thick cut bacon
- chicken fried bacon
- kettle corn
- corn on the cob
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| The crowd at the Fair |
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| Sweet Martha's Cookies. Straight out of the oven! |
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| Not a prize winner, but he's a looker. |
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| Grooming the goats |
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| Fresh Kettle Korn! |
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| The best mini donuts. Ever. |
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| Melanie. And Melanie (poster). At the MN Zoo |
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| Family portrait at the liquor store |
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