Rochester, MN
The Olmsted County Fair
The other day Google surfaced a blog to me. A blogger ranked the Minnesota County Fairs from 1st to worst so I took note and we added some of them to our list of things to do. Last year we visited 2 county fairs here and loved them and they weren't even in the top 25 so this list of top 10 fairs must be amazing right?
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Our idea of a good fair is good food, seeing animals, and other weird stuff. We aren't into the rides or the concerts so maybe the top ranked fairs aren't ranked for our tastes. |
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The fair complex also featured 4 hockey rinks. |
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What would be your snacking hat trick? I think mine would be corn dog, hot dog, and popcorn. |
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We also got to visit the Rochester Hockey Hall of Fame for the price of admission, which was free. It looks like the Stuart Family has had some success in hockey. |
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I didn't know animals could read. |
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We got to see medium sized goats |
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Tiny goats |
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This Jazzercize Goat |
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We got to see beavers cosplaying as rabbits. |
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Here you can see what the inside of a rabbit looks like. |
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This rabbit looks like they had been drinking all night and fell asleep leaning on the toilet. |
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We also got to see chickens. They had crayons so you could color your own image of a chicken. |
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We visited the Olmsted County Milk Association. So Milk! |
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We bought milk and saw a giant corn on the cob |
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We also saw lemonade. I went around the corner to see if they had fudge but they did not. |
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This cabbage won grand champion. It's a good looking cabbage. |
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These bell peppers won Reserve Champion just incase the cabbage can't fulfill it's duties. |
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Orange you Gladiola I didn't say Banana? |
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Someone won a ribbon for picking flowers. |
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Cow! |
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Donna and I saw some evidence of hoof performance enhancing going on. |
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We got to meet Nelson, the Underbite Champion of Olmsted County |
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I learned that there is an alpaca that grows acrylic fibers. |
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My milkshake brings all the milkers to the yard. |
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Donna got to meet a baby chick born a couple of days ago. |
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These facts fail to mention the part about them being invisible! |
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Donna also got to pet the tiniest baby goat. |
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This kid was indeed born yesterday. |
The fair was a lot of fun but it wasn't exponentially more fun than the fairs I wrote about last year.
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Torchlight Parade
Later that evening we walked outside to see The Torchlight Parade. It's a part of the whole
Aquatennial celebration here in Minneapolis. The parade was right outside our front door so we had the stamina to watch it.
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We could see the parade staging from the elevator. |
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And out of our lobby. |
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We saw a few dance and drum corps which were the highlight for us. These kids were so enthusiastic. |
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This group behind me was giving me a contact high. |
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The parade is a big advertisement for other county and city celebrations. I guess Anoka County is known for its Halloween Parade. |
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Minneapolis is incredibly diverse. We got to enjoy the Brazilian Dancers. |
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And the Dragon Dance. |
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This person went with the Back to the Future II car. Bold choice! |
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Woodbury didn't bury the lead at all, Visit Woodbury Days says it all. |
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We got to see a Loon Mascot because Minnesota! |
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The Whiz Bang Days name is a bit dated but we might go. |
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There were also art cars associated with the parade. This one had 2 working fountains. |
That's it for today. If you missed,
Becoming a Pinball Tech, check it out. I fix the flipper on our Tommy Pinball Table.
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