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The Dakota County Fair began in 1858 when the Dakota County Agricultural Society was organized. Henry H. Sibley, the first governor of the state of Minnesota, was guest speaker at the first fair which was held in Nininger. The fair moved to Hastings, the county seat, and then to permanent grounds near Farmington in 1918. [1] [2]
Hastings has Minnesota's second-oldest surviving county courthouse (after Washington County Courthouse, Stillwater), finished in 1871 at a cost of $63,000. The county administration began moving to a new facility in 1974, and in 1989 the City of Hastings purchased the old building. It was rededicated in 1993 as City Hall. Downtown Hastings
Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2020 census , the population was 439,882. The population of Dakota County was estimated to be 447,440 in 2023. [ 2 ]
Dairy plays a marquee role in Minnesota's fair season, from butter sculptures of dairy princesses to prize-winning Holsteins. But with bird flu, or H5N1, spreading in herds across the country ...
There's lots of new food at this year's Minnesota State Fair. Here are 11 new items. Afro Poppers. Bite-size pastries infused with an African blend of spices — ground vanilla, cardamom, ginger ...
Six new food vendors are trying their hand at the Minnesota State Fair. Several of the new eateries are specializing in multi-cultural fare from Spanish-style paella to Korean mochi donuts to an ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of sites in Minnesota which are included in the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,700 properties and historic districts listed on the NRHP; each of Minnesota's 87 counties has at least 2 listings. Twenty-two ...
The Minnesota State Fair presented awards to 12 vendors the committee thinks are the best of the State Fair’s nearly 1,000 commercial exhibitors, concessions, attractions and food and beverage ...