Johnson, who was born in 1919 and lived in Robbinsdale, began entering her baked goods in the Minnesota State Fair ...

When Mariam Mohamed got the call to be a vendor at the Minnesota State Fair, she couldn’t stop screaming for joy. After immigrating to the state nearly 40 years ago, and building a family in ...

Sep. 1—ST. PAUL — The 46th 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction, which encompasses the champion beef, lambs, goats, swine and poultry exhibited at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair set eight new record prices during ...

Most people know that when it comes to frying things, state fairs are like international waters – they fall under no jurisdiction that can tell them what they can or can’t fry. Freed of such statutes ...

We’ve already tracked down local pickle pizza makers, and there’s no shortage of places to get a solid cheese curd. Now we’re adding these standouts — two that debuted this year — to our post-fair ...

This past week brought in the most business that Jim Burt has seen in five years of selling roasted nuts at the Minnesota State Fair. “There’s no two ways about that,” said Burt, founder of We Are ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Since Bruce Montgomery was a boy, he has always loved the Minnesota State Fair. But perhaps his passion grew when he could pass along his enthusiasm. Every year he would take his ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — There's a seemingly endless stream of things to do at the Minnesota State Fair, with many drawn to the food options not found anywhere else. From the deep fried to the deeply ...