Showing posts with label Fairborne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fairborne. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Sunday, September 1, 2019
State Fair 2019 (Second Visit) - The Giant Slide
Friday, August 30, 2019
We made it to The Giant Slide and discovered the line for tickets to be very short. Dale surprised me by saying he wanted to go so we purchased a couple tickets, hopped in line, grabbed our mats and made the hike up the stairs.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Giant Slide.
The line for tickets was short.
Lots of steps to get to the top.
Obviously it takes longer to get to the top than down to the bottom.
Quite fun for just $2.50. Wow, 1969, 50 years ago. I don't exactly remember it but Mom says I was there. Mom, Dad, Grandma Alice and Grandpa Louie came in the late 1960s starting the year or maybe the year after I was born. I'm still attending more than half a century later.
Sunday, August 26, 2018
State Fair 2018 (First Visit) - Fairchild the Gopher
Saturday, August 25, 2018
My next stop on the walking tour was Fairchild the Gopher.
The sign reads:
Fairchild the Gopher
Introduced 1966
Then: Fairchild has served as the State Fair mascot since 1966 when he was named in a statewide contest.
Now: Come see this friendly Minnesota gopher and his sidekick and nephew, Fairborne, in the daily fair parade.
According to the walking tour brochure:
"Then: With his pinstriped jacket, straw hat, and buck-toothed grin, Fairchild has served as the State Fair mascot since 1966, when he was named in a statewide contest. Fairchild's name pays tribute to Henry S. Fairchild, a prominent St. Paul citizen who lobbied for the fair's current location. During the fair's early years it traveled to various cities, and both Minneapolis and St. Paul vied to be chosen as the permanent home. In 1885, it was Fairchild who persuaded the battling burgs to choose a permanent site between the two - on 210 donated acres of the Ramsey County Poor Farm in Hamline, today's Falcon Heights."
"Now: This twenty-four-foot tall, fiberglass Fairchild sculpture depicts our favorite gopher dressed as a carnival barker. Other versions of Fairchild through the years can be seen at the History & Heritage Center in the West End Market. You too can spot Fairchild in the daily parade, accompanied by his sidekick and nephew, Fairborne, who was introduced to the fair in 1983."
Fairchild the Gopher
Introduced 1966
Then: Fairchild has served as the State Fair mascot since 1966 when he was named in a statewide contest.
Now: Come see this friendly Minnesota gopher and his sidekick and nephew, Fairborne, in the daily fair parade.
According to the walking tour brochure:
"Then: With his pinstriped jacket, straw hat, and buck-toothed grin, Fairchild has served as the State Fair mascot since 1966, when he was named in a statewide contest. Fairchild's name pays tribute to Henry S. Fairchild, a prominent St. Paul citizen who lobbied for the fair's current location. During the fair's early years it traveled to various cities, and both Minneapolis and St. Paul vied to be chosen as the permanent home. In 1885, it was Fairchild who persuaded the battling burgs to choose a permanent site between the two - on 210 donated acres of the Ramsey County Poor Farm in Hamline, today's Falcon Heights."
"Now: This twenty-four-foot tall, fiberglass Fairchild sculpture depicts our favorite gopher dressed as a carnival barker. Other versions of Fairchild through the years can be seen at the History & Heritage Center in the West End Market. You too can spot Fairchild in the daily parade, accompanied by his sidekick and nephew, Fairborne, who was introduced to the fair in 1983."
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Third Visit 2014 - The Giant Gopher Part 2
Wow. Three times to the Fair this year. My most EVER. And no, Dale, the gopher did not have any corn stuck between his teeth. I was just kidding.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Groundhog Day 2013
Fairborne and Fairchild immitating groundhogs and trying to predict the weather. Shadows were spotted meaning six more weeks of winter.
Friday, August 26, 2011
The Fair 2011 (First Visit) Part 2 - Misc. Photos
Top photo: Snelling Avenue entrance
Middle photo: Fairborn
Bottom photo: Space Tower
Thursday, August 25, 2011
MN State Fair 2011 Day 1
Today is the first day of the Minnesota State Fair for 2011. Dale and I were sitting on the porch last night remarking how much the weather was feeling like "state fair weather." Although it still gets quite warm during the day, the afternoon temperatures feel cooler, the air feels dryier and the days are just shorter. To me the afternoon and evening sun has a more golden and hospitable look to it. We're looking forward to going to the fair tomorrow afternoon after work.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Minnesota State Fair 2010 Part 2
This first photo is the state fair button from 2010. Dale and I didn't go that year but I found this picture on the internet. I'm a fan of the Fair's gopher mascot. I learned recently that one is named Fairborn and the other is Fairchild. The second photo is from the Minnesota State Fair website and is dated August 31, 2010. I love going to the fair for the food and the french fries are always delicious!
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