County fair.

[tangle tooth]

      It's that time of year, again. Do you usually go to your county fair? Debating whether or not we're going to ours (Blue Earth County) this year. There usually isn't much there. I can see what I want to see in a couple hours.
      What's your take?

[dutchboy]

I haven't been to a fair of any kind, local , county or state in probably over 40 years. Just nothing interests me plus I have a low tolerance for parents who can't control their kids. Kids just get to jacked up and excited at a fair, I'm better off staying away so everybody else can enjoy themselves.

[HD]

We haven't gone to the fair in years.
Only took the kids when they were little for the rides and food.

[roony]

We usually go for a couple hours. I enjoy the food and the people watching

[glenn57]

havent gone in a long while with my wife's mobility issues. never been to Stearns cty fair..thats in sauk center. been to the benton cty fair a few times.

i used to like the state fair. park the vehicle in maple grove and take bus down. i enjoyed people  watching and the food!! older i get.....less i like crowds!!!!

[mike89]

corn dogs aren't that good!!   

[glenn57]

corn dogs aren't that good!!   

if tou have plenty of katchup,  tou don't taste the corn dog! 

[tangle tooth]

      Our daughter called. She wants to go. I guess we'll go.
      We've been to The Clay County Fair and a big fair back in Indiana several times. Lots more to do there. I used to like to look at all the machines and displays. People were difficult to tolerate.
      I suppose the 4-H kids need to show off their work. They put a lot of work in to their projects.

[Sharon]

I love going to the Dakota County Fair! We went as kids every year and it's wonderful how little has changed there over the years. I go just every couple of years now and I'm looking forward to going this year with my special fella. 🥰 We both agree the State Fair isn't for us, but we like going to smaller fairs. My absolute favorites are getting some yummy mini donuts, and then heading over to the petting zoo!! 😁😋🐐🐖🦆

[Steve-o]

We used to take our kids to the Washington County fair.  It was good clean fun.

We'd look at all the animals, and the projects that won ribbons, and the kids would say, "I could to that," but we never seemed to remember to do projects the following year.

We stayed off the rides, watched the horse shows, and ate our one funnel cake for the year.  My daughter and I got a 7th place ribbon in the father/daughter hay bail throwing contest when she was 9.  Unfortunately, her (then) not-so-old man didn't have any experience pitchin' bails, otherwise we might have done better.

[Dotch]

I've been a lifelong participant in fairs, starting when I was in 4th grade exhibiting a lamb in 4-H at the Fillmore Co. Fair in Preston. Got several State Fair trips over the years, made all kinds of friends & had lots of fun. It was work but gave one a feeling of accomplishment. And every once in a while you'd meet a hottie like the one from Goodhue who gave me strep throat after playing tonsil hockey with her... Been to a lot of county fairs since & exhibited fruits, vegetables & sheep at a bunch including Steele & Freeborn Co. Also have 4-H kids who exhibit our sheep with our help prior to their showing. Tiring of that. Some parents have been real tools. Not my idea but somehow seem to get dragged into it.

The wife is the Floral Hall superintendent at Freeborn Co. Fair. She's also the open class sheep superintendent at the MN State Fair. She loves fairs. I go if there's entertainment I want to see. So much lately tho, she's at the fair, I get home, I'm tired, I do chores and I've had enough of people & their BS for one day. We still exhibit sheep at the MN State Fair too but hope that comes to an end eventually. It's a total hassle getting livestock in and out of there. Besides, coming off Crop Tour where there are 700 - 900 people per night then getting stuck in amongst a 100,000 State Fair goers just ain't my idea of a good time.

[Steve-o]

...every once in a while you'd meet a hottie like the one from Goodhue who gave me strep throat after playing tonsil hockey with her...

Who else immediately thought of this gal from the movie, The Great Outdoors?   

[LPS]

She is a cutie.

[Bonus]

Dakota County Fair is only two miles away so we'll usually go there for lunch then wander the buildings for a couple hours Our boys were in 4H for a long time, those years we spent way to much time at the county and state fair.

[tangle tooth]

      Well, we went to the fair. Spent about 3 hours there. Saw some people we know. Enjoyed watching the you care for their animals and the park working with their children. Good to see.
      Didn't overeat like I thought I would. Overall, we're glad we went. It was senior day too so that was a plus. I did fall asleep in my recliner this afternoon. That's not a bad thing.

[KEN W]

Going to Chaska today for River City Days. My grandsons play in the HS band there.