The Minnesota State Fair is an odd experience. If you asked me, would you llike to spend the days with hundreds of thousands of strangers walking around to buy food, clothing, trinkets, gadgets that promise to make your life better and seeing assorted random singing, entertainment and animal activities–you’d probably say, huh? Especially with our recent stretch of hot weather.
But somehow the Minnesota State Fair is a bonding experience. Waiting in life for your food of choice, sitting on bench in the shade if you’re lucky and the sun if you’re not, spending money on games or rides to win large stuffed animals… it’s like being part of a giant team. The mission is celebrate.
So you walk with the crowds, most people good natured. You visit the exhibit buildings to see seed art and all kinds of crafts. You look at art, really like some piieces and are puzzled by others. It all weaves into a great stew of experience.
What makes the State Fair great? The enthusiasm of the fairgoers, who may inscribe their love for the Fair on bricks fo purchase. it’s a very Minnesotan experience that may puzzle those moving into the state. Maybe we all need more common bonds. The Fair offers that–and the chance to eat just about anything fried and served up on a stick.