Tuesday, September 5, 2017

State Fair 2017 - Tom Thumb Mini Donuts

Friday, September 1, 2017

After the performance at the Grandstand, Dale and I began the walk back to the north parking lot. On the way I stopped for a bag of mini donuts and for the first time in a number of years, I finished the whole bag! I think the key is not eating as much food prior and also having a two hour forty-five minute break that the Minnesota Show allowed.

Monday, September 4, 2017

State Fair 2017 - The Great Big Wheel

Friday, September 1, 2017

Got some shots of the new Ferris Wheel from our Grandstand seats for Garrison Keillor's Minnesota Show.

The Great Big Wheel, as it's called, is one of the tallest Ferris wheels in all of North America. It's 15 stories tall and at the highest point a rider is 150+ feet high. I've heard tell that it takes 12 trailers to move it around to different fairs.

State Fair 2017 - The Great Big Wheel

Friday, September 1, 2017

This photo of the Ferris wheel taken as Dale and I were leaving the fair. It looks great at night. No, we did not ride it. Will it be back next year?

State Fair 2017 - Attendance

Monday, September 4, 2017

Looks like the day Dale and I visited this year was a record breaking day. Friday, September 1, 2017 had an attendance of 187,066 people which is 4,140 more people than the same day last year and is a new attendance record!

Tuesday, May 16, 2017