State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair will run from August 24 - September 4 and food is a big part of the fair. Jake Juliot from Explore Minnesota joined me on WJON. He highlights the new food offerings and attractions this year.

Two of the new drinks are from wineries near Rochester!

The Minnesota State Fair is doing a one-day-only flash sale on admission tickets for the 2023 event.

The annual 4-H Llama Costume Contest was held at the Minnesota State Fair this week, and the costumes were spectacular.

People line up and wait patiently for their favorites and new crazy concoctions on a stick, but one thing that always confused me was why they wait for a bucket of chocolate chip cookies.

AmericInn by Wyndham is seeking out the perfect family to do some traveling this summer, and rate state fairs across the Midwest.

Last year the new fair food list came out on June 29th. I know because I posted it on our website that day.

If you have a super fan of the Minnesota State Fair that you are shopping for this holiday season, this gift idea will for sure be a winner.

After a year of not getting our fair food fix, we were eager to try new foods and revisit old favorites. Here is what we really enjoyed this year.

Explore Minnesota's Alyssa Hayes joined WJON Outdoors reporter Jerry Carlson and I on WJON today. Alyssa talked about the State Fair Parade which starts today and runs through Sunday and then will run again from August 27-30 and finish up September 3-7. Alyssa discussed the wide variety of hiking options the state has too. Explore Minnesota put together their top ten.