The Minnesota State Fair is something to look forward to with great anticipation.
Unless you are one of the Minnesotans, like me, who did not think through living near the State Fair grounds before moving there.
For everyone else it is a time to be excited about. From the farm expositions, 4-H projects, musicians, to the rides everyone has something to look forward to at the fair. The thing I have heard most about this year has been the food from my co-workers. Mostly about the variety of things that have been deep fried. The most heavily discussed one has been the new deep fried ranch dressing that has been there this year. While no one I have spoken to has actually tried this it has been one of the more curious deep fried foods I have ever heard of.
While I did not go this year I have gone before in years. My favorite trip to the Minnesota State Fair was the year we went as soon as the gates opened. Which is really the ideal time to go to the fair.
That year we had a great parking spot at the fairgrounds and got in before it started getting crowded. We had a great time walking around before everything was open drinking coffee from the Farmers of America stand while eating mini-donuts. If you have never had mini-donuts for breakfast I would highly recommend doing so.
By the time we had been there roughly eight hours we were tired of the fair and ready to go at about 1PM or 2PM. Which is just about the time the fair really starts to get overly crowded in my opinion. We had seen all of the attractions we had wanted to see and tried all the fun fair foods we had gone for. Making a perfect trip to the State Fair.
