Going to the Minnesota State Fair?

Here's a 1909 ad from the Little Falls Herald, and look--our familiar grandstand was brand new that year. Funny, I've never seen this view of the building, have you?
BTW, check the bottom of the ad--incredibly, the Civil War ended only 44 years earlier, so a "historical spectacle" of Minnesota at Gettysburg would have been seen by actual veterans.  I hope they got in free.

The Minnesota State Fair, 100 years ago

So I have these cool ads from the Pierz Journal touting the state fair.  I can't wait till NEXT Fall to post them, so here they are, about 102 years, and a few days, late. Deal.

Ok, by contrast, these are from 2 weeks ago!

 Yup, a deep fried Snickers bar being appreciated by our NYC Hesch, Kathy's daud Laurel.

 My favorite stop at the fair.  We went occasionally as a family 50 years ago--first Machinery Hill, then ALL the MILK YOU CAN DRINK booth!  I think it was free.  There was a tanker truck backed up to a covered serving table and hundreds of wax paper cups.  It was heaven.  Even with the wasps.
Scott and Josie, about to go back for more!

And here's the next generation of family fair goers, encouraged by the most devoted 'goer' among us, Marion.  Josie got to meet Princess Kay of the Milky Way, a REAL princess!