This is our 2 day trip to the Minnesota State Fair for 2006. It rained the first day, but not enough that it kept people away. Click on any photo to see an enlarged version.
Space Tower
The Mighty Midway
One blade from a wind generator
Chad
Nicole and her grandma
Leinie Lounger
Award winning baked goods
Cakes made for the horse Dan Patch
This vendor is at the fair every year
The States largets boar
Corn Dog is his name
Prized beef
The new Miracle of Birth Center.
Baby pigs
Baby cows
Baby cow
What?
What are you staring at?
Baby ducks
DNR Fire Tower
View from the DNR Fire Tower
DNR pond during the rain
Art
Even the rain did not stop people from coming to the fair
Target practice at the DNR
Bucks
Everybody Polka!
Honey
Honey
View from the Space Tower
Mini-horses
Moo
Only you can prevent forest fires
Trolly
New Fair Food
Uff-da Treat
Fire place
The Giant Slide
Snickers-on-a-stick overlooking the DNR pond
The midway
Magnum P.I. ride. I could not make this up
The sideshow
Fire on a stick
Fire on a stick
Poor design for a stair case
Ice pick in the nose
The headless woman
I have no idea what this is
Juggling sharp objects
Sword swallower
Snake lady
The sign says "Playmate" but I think that is false advertising.