Minnesota State Fair

We have only been to the Minnesota State Fair twice in our 31 years in Minnesota and then only because two of our grandsons have performed in the talent competition. First it was Zeke and now this year Gunnar. The fair is only two hours away but it is always hot and crowded so we have stayed away. This year was not as bad as Zeke's year temperature wise as there was a stong wind and little humidity. Of course those better conditions increased the size of the crowd and it was so noisy we couldn't hear our cellphone (not just me) to find each other. We arrived a little before 11 AM and pulled into a parking lot for $15 and just after we paid they raised the price to $20. After a very long hot day we collapsed into seats for the talent show about 6PM eating our fair food dinner and waiting for the show to start at 7PM. It is fun to see the may talented kids age 8 to 18 from the various county fairs. Gunnar did great even though my video quality does not prove me right. We are very proud grandparents. For those that don't know Gunnar is our oldest grandchild at 16.

The two food shots are typical of fair food. Amanda is holding a SPAM Curd she was enjoying. Yes we are still proud supports of Hormel Foods and still eat SPAM.

The picture that is somewhat out of place is actually an interesting addition to the fair. A lady sat down on the concrete walk between the seating which is set on reclaimed rubber scraps and during the show she took the two colors of rubber scraps and produced the picture you see. I asked her if she was an artist and she said no but she had just been in the fine art exhibit hall and as she was sitting watching the show she just started putting the picture together with what was there.