Fair Play pt. 1
The great, big, huge Minnesota State Fair rendered in Miniature Mode via the much-loved, in-camera effect found on my Canon SD1400.
The ceiling of the central dome inside the Agriculture Building. Someone should grab a baby blue bullhorn and put on a bow tie and make an upbeat speech about something in front of that sign. Do it for your country.
I’d gone to the honey exhibit specifically to pick up a jar of the gooey stuff I regretted not buying last year, but they didn’t have any this year. I only have my own dumb self to blame and don’t I know it!
My favorite food from the fair under the “New” category, Deep Fried Twinkies On A Stick.
Just the concept of them rolls up the overindulgent spirit of the fair perfectly, which is the main reason I tried them. Smothered in strawberry sludge, chocolate, and powdered sugar, they were actually awesome and enjoyable and now personally preferred over my former favorite, the Funnel Cake.
(Not everything deep fried or on a stick is scrumptious by default, I’ll add. The battered/fried/skewered Snickers Bar I had a few years back was flavorless and fearsome.)
Further exhibits/signage inside the Agriculture Building.
Light-blue ribbon-winning corn cobs.
A fabulously font-ed, old school, color-photo Photo Booth. I don’t even know the last time I saw one of those!
I spent twelve dollars inside and, honestly, it wasn’t enough.
And lastly, the booth for my favorite food under the “Old Standbys” category, the Battered Australian Potatoes.
A non-mini-mode close-up of those crispy critters will kick off pt 2. of my State Fair photo posts, so stay tuned.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:46 am
Did you try the deep fried cheeseburger slider? That was tops for me.
September 7th, 2010 at 4:56 am
I didn’t see or hear about those. We did hunt for deep fried avocado as well but the lady at the booth said they decided to pull it from the menu at the last minute, though it had gotten a lot of pre-fair press.