Photo Gallery Minnesota State Fair Trivia 1. What year was the first Minnesota State Fair held? 2. How many acres make up the fairgrounds? 3. How many baby animals AUGUST 2021 are born at the CHS Miracle of Birth Center during the The Great Minnesota Get-Together! State Fair? The TowerLight The Midway ... Machinery Hill ... Everything on a stick. Ah, the memories 4. How many food concessions are located throughout Beacon of the Minnesota State Fair! Did you know the state fair actually started as a On the bus and ready Red is such a good the fairgrounds? way to show off the territory’s agricultural potential and attract more people to for some shopping! color to use! Painting is so much fun! move here? 5. What happens to the giant TowerLight on Wooddale pumpkins and vegetables in 3601 Wooddale Avenue S After the first official fair in 1859, the Great Minnesota Get-Together the agriculture horticulture St. Louis Park, MN 55416 traveled from city to city around the state before settling down halfway competition after the fair? 952-881-6322 between Minneapolis and St. Paul in what later became known as 6. How many events take place Falcon Heights. on the fairgrounds during the STAFF Over the next few years, the fair was home to several historical moments. non-fair time? Then-Vice President Teddy Roosevelt delivered his signature speech including 7. How many tons of glass, plastic Executive Director the line “speak softly and carry a big stick” for the first time at the grandstand and aluminum were collected Catherine Blonigen in 1901. and recycled during the Receptionist/Concierge But everyone knows the fair is all about the food and the first one on a 2018 fair? Pam Bingaman and Sue Yang stick was the Pronto Pup in 1947. A vendor saw people standing in line for Doesn’t this cat look Enjoying a lovely Birds and Blooms 8. How many cookies can Sweet them on a Chicago sidewalk and brought the State Fair staple back with him Director of Health Services dapper? Our resident afternoon reading brings fresh flowers to Martha’s Cookie Jar produce in to Minnesota. one day? Laura Duff, RN seems to think so! on the patio. TowerLight every month. The Minnesota State Fair, held this year from Aug. 26 to Sept. 6, has evolved 9. In what year was the first Life Enrichment Director over the years from a mostly agricultural showcase to the second-largest state Princess Kay of the Milky Carolyn Amborn fair in the country. Way crowned? Life Enrichment Coordinator 10. What is the oldest food Tracy Treanor

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