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The Minnesota State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Minnesota.Also known by its slogan, "The Great Minnesota Get-Together", it is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance [2] and the second-largest state fair in the United States by total attendance, [3] trailing only the State Fair of Texas, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State ...
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]
Minnesota State Fair officials said Tuesday that 1,301,584 people went through the gates, the lowest attendance in 44 years and the result of concern over the delta variant and poor weather during ...
Per the Fair, total attendance on Day One was 121,478. Last year, just 61,983 people showed up to Day One of the Fair, compared to 133,326 in 2019 — an all-time record. In fact, 2019 was the ...
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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 ...
Minnesota State Fair attendance rebounded to 1.8 million this year, with many fairgoers returning after skipping last year's event due to COVID-19. This year's 12-day extravaganza fell short of ...
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