 Re: minnesota state fair
It's opening day today for the 2011 Minnesota state fair. It runs through Labor Day weekend, and it's actually a great time. I'm a West Coast native but a graduate of the University of Minnesota and have a lot of family back in the Twin Cities, and we've gone to the fair many times. There are always jokes about the big number of fried foods on sticks, but even those are pretty cool, and the food, games, and concerts definitely are fun for the whole family. And you can see the fair's Dairy Princesses get their heads carved out of butter -- can't beat that!
A tip for fairgoers -- parking close to the fair is a nightmare. We used to park at the huge overflow lots at the U. of Minnesota campus (on the East Bank, near Mariucci Arena, though some layout may have changed since the new football stadium opened), and they run really frequent shuttles to the fair. Probably several parking areas around the cities do this; it's definitely worth looking into. |