Tag: Minnesota State Fair
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8/365 Artistic Inspiration #yearofgratitude
While the Minnesota State Fair is full of classic food, entertainment, and agricultural and animal exhibits, it also is a remarkable display of the creative talents in the state. “Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” ~ Stella Adler ~ Kathy B.
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7/365 Tradition #yearofgratitude
The Minnesota State Fair is a spectacular showcase of food, fine arts, fun … and phenomenal crowds. The “Great Minnesota Get Together” is an annual end-of-summer tradition that has a little something for everyone. Always grateful when my adult sons find a time to trek to the fairgrounds and continue this annual family tradition, as…
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Game Plan for the Great Minnesota Get-Together
A decade ago this month, I started this blog with a brief welcome post: Life is a wonderful journey. As we reflect, our favorite memories confirm that the best things in life truly are not things, but rather experiences: travel near and far, the simplicity of nature found in the garden and great outdoors, and good food with family…
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Making the Most of the Minnesota State Fair
It is once again time for the Great Minnesota Get-Together. Twelve days of an almost-overwhelming array of food, art, music, gardens, animals, shopping, and people. What you need are Minnesota State Fair Tips (#MSFTips) to help you create a plan of attack to maximize the fun! Let Someone Else Do the Driving. With so many…
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Minnesota State Fair 201: An Advanced Fairgoers Guide
That red-letter day is almost here – our annual trip to the Minnesota State Fair! I have written before of my love for the Great Minnesota Get-Together, in my post “One in 164,694 (People): A Day at the Minnesota State Fair.” As my boys became teens, and now with one now in college and the other poised…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 