minnesota state fair

Hundreds of horses, cows, pigs, goats, sheep and even llamas will face the judges — and the public — when the 2012 Minnesota State Fair begins its run Thursday.

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Seven farms in the tri-county area will be honored as Century Farms at the Minnesota State Fair. The Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau will recognize a total of 144 farms statewide.

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The first grand stand acts for this year's Minnesota State Fair have been announced. This year's Minnesota State Fair runs August 23rd through Labor Day.

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The old Judging Arena at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds has met its demise. The wooden structure from the 1960s was demolished last week to make way for the new AgStar Arena.

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The new Princess Kay of the Milky Way has had her likeness carved in butter at the Minnesota State Fair. Mary Zahurones of Pierz was crowned on Wednesday night.

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It will be a bit harder to get to the Minnesota State Fair this year and it will cost a little more to get inside. Officials say construction at University and Snelling avenues in St. Paul will make this a great year to try a park-and-ride lot for the fair, which opens Thursday and runs through September 5th.

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The Minnesota State Fair is raising some admission prices this year. The Fair has raised its gate admission prices by a dollar to $12 for an adult ticket. But the biggest hike is in kids' ticket prices, which jumped from $8 to $10.

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Area farm families who have worked their land for over 100 years are being recognized as "Century Farms". The Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota Farm Bureau will honor 185 farms as "Century Farms" this year at the fair.

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