Minnesota State Fair Memories: August 2024

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

State Fair 2024 - Time to Head Home

Friday, August 23, 2024

All good things must come to an end. Our last stop was the Great Big Wheel which the website describes as: "One of the tallest traveling giant Ferris wheels in North America is coming to the Minnesota State Fair! The Great Big Wheel carries riders to a height of 156 feet, offering breathtaking views of the State Fairgrounds and beyond! The 15-story-tall Great Big Wheel is equipped with 36 enclosed gondolas each holding six people. Don’t miss the spectacular lighting display as the sun goes down!" We didn't ride it however.

We then walked back to the north lot.

Exited the Fair on Larpenteur. We then turned south on Snelling and drove by the main entrance.

As we continued driving we could see the Fair's fireworks which they do every night.

State Fair 2024 - Bridgeman's: Lady's Slipper Marble Sundae

Friday, August 23, 2024

After the sheep barn we headed to the Bridgeman's booth. One of the new Fair foods I was wanting to try this year was the Lady Slipper Marble Sundae. The State Fair website describes it as: "Bridgeman's strawberry ice cream, lemon marshmallow cream and ladyfinger cookies layered in a cup and topped with whipped cream and a cherry." Dang it was good. Dale surprised me and got one too.

We ate them sitting on a bench behind the horse you see above. The Bridgeman's booth is just to the left of the horse's head. We watched people and horses going by.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

State Fair 2024 - The 70s Magic Sunshine Band

Friday, August 23, 2024

More State Fair Fun. The 70s Magic Sunshine Band. If you listen closely you can almost hear me singing along. Dale and I stopped at the International Bazaar as we were walking back to the parking lot.

Monday, August 26, 2024

State Fair 2024 - Sheep Barn

Friday, August 23, 2024

Dale and I headed over to the sheep/poultry barn next. One of the women ahead of us was carrying in a turkey.

I'll enlarge the picture. She's the one on the right. The turkey was calm, still, and very well behaved. I can only imagine what it'd do if I tried picking it up. I'm sure there's a trick to doing it right.

Although not overly hot it was very muggy in the barn so the sheep weren't very active.

This one seemed rather taken with me. I was gonna pet him but then he bit the top bar off the gate to his pen. I wasn't sure if that was a good sign.

Some had their wool shaved off so I imagine they were doing a bit better with the humidity than the others.

They all seemed pretty darn sweet.

Part of the fun of the Fair to me is that we can get up close to farm animals which is pretty cool since we're obviously so disconnected from farm life.

State Fair 2024 - The Fair at Night

Friday, August 23, 2024

I love being at the Fair after dark.

After dark it cools off a little bit.

And the neon lights are just so pretty.

Sunday, August 25, 2024

State Fair 2024 - Corn Roast

Friday, August 23, 2024

I tried getting a serious picture. I really did.

But he wouldn't let me.

State Fair 2024 - Blue Moon Dine-In Theater

Friday, August 23, 2024

Next, the Blue Moon Dine-In Theater.

Always one of our favorite places to go get food. We each got the Burke Burger with cheese and it came with chips. Delicious.

We ate in the theater which was showing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Dale hadn't see it probably since he was a kid. I caught it on TCM a couple summers ago after not having seen it since childhood myself.

We sat down to eat while the movie was in its last half. We only caught about a half hour before we left but I was able to see one of my favorite parts.