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.The loose change jar had been taken to the bank, exchanged for paper money, and divided amongst the three kids. Dad went the to the ATM and got more. Discount entrance tickets and a coupon book were purchased. A schedule for the day's events with showtimes and a map were printed out. Fresh batteries and some spares were readied for the digital camera. Things were packed up. Memories of the past 10 State Fairs were fondly remembered.. Money? - Check. Tickets and coupons? - Check. Schedules and Maps? - Check. Camera, Batteries, Backpacks? - Check Empty stomachs? - Check (OK - maybe mine doesn't look empty) That's it folks... They're going in. They're going to the Minnesota State Fair, or the "Great Minnesota Get-Together" as it is called. 10 days of celebration that attacts over a million people in the 10 days it runs. (Not bad for a state whose population is 5 million.) Food-on-a-stick! One of the main attractions of the fair is the variety (and quantity) of available food. It is especially important that you are able to eat the food with one hand. This allows you to hold a drink in the other while pushiing the bike trailer with your belly. What did we have to eat that day? Here's the food list, in the order consumed, by a family of two adults, and 3 kids (ages 12, 9, and 6). Cereal, milk, eggs, toast juice, coffee, mini-donuts, Beef Stick, more cereal, Kettle popcorn, Beef n' Wild Rice Cheeseburger, Deep Fried Cheese Curds (2 orders), Chicken Tenders, Caramel Apples, Beer, Sno cones, Sweet Martha's Chocolate Chip Cookies, Honey-Sunflower Seed Ice Cream. Buckets of French Fries, Corn-on-the-Cob, Cotton Candy, Pork Chop-on-a-stick, Egg Roll, Beer, Bratwurst, Cotton Candy, French Fries, Milk Shake, Malt, Ice Cream Cone, Ice Cream Sundae, Corn-on-the-cob, Pizza, and a Sno Cone Nightcap. See the Slideshow
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