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TeachTheGirl
TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
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I am!

I have been going every year since I moved out here. It doesn't hurt that I live just up the road from the fairgrounds too. ;)

I have planned to eat as much as I can at the fair and I'm going to attempt to log all of my calories that day, as sort of an experiment. I'm preparing for a major tummy ache afterward. XD
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  • eduardo_d
    eduardo_d Posts: 85 Member
    I am! Will not be logging the day I go there.
  • lappyd425
    lappyd425 Posts: 112 Member
    State Fair is a free day for me....I log nothing!!! Can't wait for my Chocolate covered Cheesecake on a stick.....And whatever else I can find!!!! Yummy!!!!
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    I hope to go this year
    Alligator is YUMMMYYYY.
  • _Triple_S_
    _Triple_S_ Posts: 214 Member
    I am. Got my daughter tickets to Demi Lovato...I would rather go see Kiss & Motley Crue...but its her birthday present.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    have only been a couple of times......maybe I'll make it this year!
  • Brittany3914
    Brittany3914 Posts: 258 Member
    I was just thinking about this today...

    I doubt I'll be at the State Fair this year (limited weekends off, live 2.5 hours away, hectic summer schedule)

    Anyone going to try the new (lamb?) testicles on a stick?
  • gone2facebookprint
    gone2facebookprint Posts: 154 Member
    yum Carmel apple... i can't wait for those and for fireworks...
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I'm looking forward to finally eating one of the cream puffs. Usually we get there after we've already had a lot to eat. This time I'm determined to make that my first food. XD
  • gone2facebookprint
    gone2facebookprint Posts: 154 Member
    I'm looking forward to finally eating one of the cream puffs. Usually we get there after we've already had a lot to eat. This time I'm determined to make that my first food. XD

    Good luck!! :) when is the state fair anyways?
  • samf36
    samf36 Posts: 369 Member
    Lived in MN for 30 yrs and have never gone . Not a large crowd person.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    August 23rd until September 3rd.

    The crowds can be kind of intimidating, I admit. I was actually pretty amazed how many people there were when I first visited! As I live nearby, I've seen the grounds completely empty, so it's crazy seeing it full too!

    This year we might just walk it and leave the car at home. I just worry about dragging the kids...
  • serenity216
    serenity216 Posts: 512 Member
    I am! I didn't go last year so I am going twice this year (though once I will be working at my Alma Mader's booth for a couple of hours but I will get in free in exchange).
  • MNchick
    MNchick Posts: 371 Member
    I AM!

    I have just started looking at my plane tickets to fly back.

    Cheese curds
    Corn on the cob
    Sweet Martha's cookies and MILK
    Hotdish on a stick

    yummmmmmmmmmm
  • Kara52217
    Kara52217 Posts: 353 Member
    I usually go twice, more to see it all than to eat, I go to people watch too.

    Kiwani's chocolate malt
    Cheese curds
    Those are my 2 must haves :-)
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    Sweet Martha's is a MUST.

    My favorite memory of getting those cookies was just after the Weird Al concert a few years ago, everyone queued up to get cookies before they went home. After getting out of one of the cable cars, a couple of the kids manning them asked for cookies and we chatted for a bit; almost everyone who came through gave them cookies. I bet they were sick the next day. XD
  • gone2facebookprint
    gone2facebookprint Posts: 154 Member
    I usually go twice, more to see it all than to eat, I go to people watch too.

    Kiwani's chocolate malt
    Cheese curds
    Those are my 2 must haves :-)

    People watch... that sounds like Jenny lol

    explain this people watching that you do
  • MrsORourke
    MrsORourke Posts: 315 Member
    I read the list of new fair foods, and the only thing that really sounds like something I may be interested in trying is the bacon ice cream. But I'm super excited about the people watching!
  • morgynsmama
    morgynsmama Posts: 83
    I enjoy taking the kids to the State Fair. I never get anything fun to eat though. I like going to the Russian Tea house as treat if I'm down that way.
  • karrie2213
    karrie2213 Posts: 8 Member
    I have already started planning, YES - PLANNING....I map it out and go 3-4 times a year to break it into more manageable runs. One day is just for beer :) so we plan a sober cab and watch all the different free music all over the fair. Another day is for the buildings so we snack as we walk about. Another visit is with my kids (took just my 11 yr old daughter last year, this year taking my daughter 12, and my son 10!!!) so I am sure that day we will be midway bound. Then...if it works out, I like to be there on Labor Day to close it down and find any good deals :P Yep, MAJOR fair junkie here.

    Will I be tracking? Sure, why not??? Fair only happens once a year!!! :)
  • Andrea2315
    Andrea2315 Posts: 22 Member
    My husband and I love the fair! He eats so much when we are there it's unbelievable how he packs it all in. I try to be good, but I let myself indulge a bit and then work out like mad afterwards. Can't wait! :)
  • wtfusernameisnttaken
    wtfusernameisnttaken Posts: 192
    I've never been. We've lived in the state off and on for 10 years.... I've heard so much about the unbelievable food but, my health is more important than that. So I'm refraining from indulging, though I MAY have one treat.... I hear those cookies are phenominal, and I'm a sucker for a good chocolate chip cookie.

    Good Luck to all of you, and I hope your tummy's don't get too upset.
  • carlsoda
    carlsoda Posts: 3,425 Member
    oh yeah...I can taste it now...sweet martha's cookies and unlimited chocolate milk! What a wonderful day :smile:
  • katythemommy
    katythemommy Posts: 437 Member
    OMGOMGOMG!! I cannot wait for the Fair!!

    We got an RV to camp in the fairgrounds this year! My hubby and I got married there two years ago!

    Yeah.. I totally freaking love the fair!
  • saustin201
    saustin201 Posts: 270 Member
    I totally agree with carlsoda-Martha's cookies and free milk!

    I live several hours away from the Twin Cities and we'll get home late so doubt I'll log in that day.
  • MNchick
    MNchick Posts: 371 Member
    can't wait
    can't wait
    can't wait
  • leelees10
    leelees10 Posts: 18 Member
    Getting excited as I heard you can pick up advance tickets. It will be here before we know it! Super excited as I go every year with the family.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    Haven't been in YEARS..............will have to see if I can fit that one into the schedule :)
  • BMJ1225
    BMJ1225 Posts: 12
    TOTALLY! :) so stoked! Im gonna try to be healthy but itll be hard. Im seeing my inspiration demi lovati perform there. SO EXCITED
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    Does anyone else purchase the Blue Ribbon book and how many coupons do you find yourself using?
  • MNchick
    MNchick Posts: 371 Member
    I always buy the book and I tend to use at least 4-5 for each day I go. I usually share with my sister or dad also. If there are ones that I won't use, I hand them to people in line of the place I'm never gonna eat at so they don't go to waste!

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