State Fair 2009
We went to the Fair on Friday, and less than 30 seconds after we walked in the entrance, I found a stand that had frozen chocolate-covered bananas. Phew. Glad there didn’t need to be any frozen fruit theatrics this year.
Welcome to Minnesota! Land of 10,000 Lakes and Deep-Fried Things!
These were freaking delicious. Seriously: sheer perfection.
It was a perfect, blue-sky kind of day.
Jason took all of these photos. This one is my favorite.
Minnesota’s own version of the Space Needle. Only not as cool.
Baby ducks!
The gangster mascot of The Great Minnesota Get Together, Fairchild. Dude had attitude.
We ate dinner here. Battered and deep-fried alligator nuggets with alligator-shaped fries.
You can’t tell in the picture, but there were angels singing. And why wouldn’t they be? Thick-cut bacon carmelized in maple syrup, yo!
Our food tally:
- Frozen chocolate-covered banana (Shauna)
- Cheese curds (shared)
- Teriyaki buffalo jerky (shared, plus we went back and bought two more packs because it was THAT GOOD)
- Chocolate shake (shared)
- Alligator nuggets (both)
- Mountain Dew (shared)
- Root beer (shared)
- Big Fat Bacon (both)
We really wanted some Sweet Martha’s Cookies and I had a craving for cotton candy for some reason, but we persevered. I never saw the Fry Dog, but my brother had one and said it was just OK.
See you next year!
Our state fair is coming up too! YAY!
Comment by slynnro — August 31, 2009 @ 2:07 pm
Oh, sounds like a great time! No caricature, though?
Comment by Shelly — August 31, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
OMG, is this heaven? No, it’s Big Fat Bacon.
Sigh.
Am so very hungry now. Thanks.
Comment by Shelly — August 31, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
This is the ONLY time, I repeat ONLY time, of the year that I regret no longer living in MN. God how I love the fair. Oh dear MN State Fair I miss you so. I’m so glad that you were good to my friend Shauna. Jealous but glad.
Comment by Emily — August 31, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
I’m going tomorrow and I can hardly sit still I am SO EXCITED.
Comment by NGS — August 31, 2009 @ 4:45 pm
Love the from-the-fair report. Love.
Comment by Nowheymama — August 31, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
Wow, I may have to come to Minnesota just to check this out. Would you believe that I have never been to a state fair? ANY state fair? Just the county fair where I grew up, which admittedly is “the largest county fair in Texas” but still.
I am way jealous of the alligator nuggets. The cheese curds, however, I’m not sure about.
Comment by nonsoccermom — August 31, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
That list sounds like a science experiment waiting to explode in your stomach.
Comment by Ellie — September 1, 2009 @ 8:19 am
Shauna,
Did you by any chance stop by the Minneapolis Star/Tribune booth? I am guessing not, because you would have probably brought it on this blog.
They were giving away free chapstick – MAPLE FLAVORED BACON CHAPSTICK.
I grabbed one and then made Barry go get one, just in case you didn’t get any. Let me know, and I will send them on their way. Preferably on a cool day.
I had deep-fried spam curds, which were quite good. What a greasy day!
Comment by Grimmie — September 1, 2009 @ 2:51 pm
Laurie,
We didn’t stop by the Strib booth. I cannot believe they had maple flavored bacon chapstick! AWESOME.
Hee – that was so nice of you to make Barry get one for me.
Do you still have my address? (I don’t think you do – I’ll email you.)
Thank you so much!
Comment by Shauna — September 1, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
Awwww, the baby ducks! They’re so cute and fuzzy and full of beak. I want one.
Comment by amber — September 6, 2009 @ 7:04 am