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Courtney Perry
Falcon Heights

Photos: Old ways, new generation meet at Minnesota State Fair

Owen Rozeboom, 12, waits to compete with Tarzan.
Owen Rozeboom, 12, of Roberts, Wisc., waits to compete with Tarzan in the Shorthorn Steer category of the 4-H Market Beef Show Friday. Tarzan won Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer in this round.
Courtney Perry for MPR News

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The State Fair experience has been a staple of Minnesota life for more than 150 years. Each year, a new generation embraces the fair's traditional — and not so traditional — joys. Here are scenes from this year's Great Minnesota Get-Together.

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The Twin Cities Unicycle Club at the parade.
The Twin Cities Unicycle Club rolls with the afternoon parade Friday.
Courtney Perry for MPR News
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Owen Rozeboom, 12, waits to compete with Tarzan.
Owen Rozeboom, 12, of Roberts, Wisc., waits to compete with Tarzan in the Shorthorn Steer category of the 4-H Market Beef Show Friday. Tarzan won Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer in this round.
Courtney Perry for MPR News
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Vanessa Herrig, 15, right, takes a break.
Vanessa Herrig, 15, right, of Slayton, Minn., takes a break as she and her sister Bridgette, 11, work on fitting Vanessa's Columbia ewe for show at the Minnesota State Fair Friday.
Courtney Perry for MPR News