I moved out to the Twin Cities in '98, and WOW! The State Fair is amazing, second largest in the nation behind only Texas. Great food, lots of fun, my family and I go every year at least once. Also, I learned the trick to the stand the bottle up game, the one where you try to lift the bottle up with the ring at the end of the string from a stick. I tried my first year there and didn't win. So I got bitter and made my own practice set up. A dowel and shower curtain ring from Home Depot with a bit of string, an empty Corona bottle, and I practiced. I have won at least one of the large stuffed animals every year since. A little off topic, but I love the state fair.