When I was a kid we'd sometimes sneak into the fairgrounds at night to go down the giant slide. Still fun even when it's not on the sly, though.
Stop here on your way out of the fair and grab a bucket of cookies for the trip home.
Half the fun of getting mini donuts is watching the magic donut-making machine do its magic.
Head back to the end of the barn to check out the roosters. So crazy-looking!
This is my one absolutely can't-miss food item at the fair. All others pale in comparison.
This is the go-to spot on any teenage fair-goer's list when it comes to surreptitious canoodling.
Get all the birchbark knick-knacks your heart desires. Also, there's often some great bluegrass happening on the stage in back.
The name says it all. Best in combination with Sweet Martha's Cookies or Oven Fresh Brownies
If you're lucky you'll get to see a calf being born. Those things are huge! Poor mama cow.
My first summer job was here, spinning crêpes on the ones and twos. Happy memories. Go for nutella, obv.
Grab a milkshake from the Gopher Dairy Bar and then head back to the case in the back to check out a butter sculpture of this year's Princess Kay of the Milky Way.
It's like the Home Shopping Network has come to life in here. Recommended salesmen to watch: Blender Guy, Shopsmith Guy. They put on quite a show. They're usually both upstairs.
