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State Fair photo challenge: Heat
MPR News seeks your State Fair photos. To add a bit of a creative challenge to this call for photos we are looking for your images that capture heat. You can submit you photos by adding #tellmpr to an Instagram or Twitter post, you could also add a photo to our Flickr group. We will…
I'm worried we don't have enough cotton candy. #statefair #tellmpr pic.twitter.com/8II9DrSwAC — Lauren Mihajlov (@lmihajlov) August 23, 2013 #mnstatefair #tellmpr here's a photo for the flavor challenge, honey from clover to buckwheat! pic.twitter.com/qtAUZ69fUn — Julia Schrenkler (@juliaschrenkler) August 23, 2013 Photo by bfreshphoto: “Best food at the fair: comet corn. Liquid nitrogen-dipped carmel corn with Read more →
#fairhack trifecta: Save time at the booths, be prepared and remember where you parked
Today’s #fairhack is a three-parter from Julie Blaha of Ramsey, Minn.: Hack #1: Be prepared. Plan ahead, stay hydrated, wear comfortable shoes. It’s all about going in prepped and ready to go. Check out the list of events and food ahead of time, and figure out your must-sees. (If you have a smartphone, the fair’s Read more →
Still Life with Carousel: Photos of the state fair in silence
MPR News photographer Nikki Tundel spent the moments in the quiet before the entrance stalls opened and the fairgoers tumbled onto the midway seeking out the quiet spots, the peaceful spaces, across the state fairgrounds and in some unexpected places.  |   Browse the full gallery.  
#fairhack of the day: Which way to the fair?
You’ve bought your ticket, you’ve packed your sunscreen, you’ve got your water bottle, you’ve mapped out your food plan. The only thing left is getting to the fair. But how? Our #fairhack guides share their wisdom. By bus. Metro Transit runs an express bus service — with a bus showing up once about every 15 minutes or half-hour,…
State Fair photo challenge: Flavors
MPR News seeks your opening weekend State Fair photos. To add a bit of a creative challenge to this call for photos we are looking for your images that capture or evoke flavors. You can submit you photos by adding #tellmpr to an Instagram or Twitter post, you could also add a photo to our…