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Photo: Circle, circle, dot, dot by History Boy via MPR’s Flickr Group MPR News seeks your opening day State Fair photos. To add a bit of a creative challenge to this call for photos we are looking for your images from the fair that contain circles or wheels. You can submit you photos by adding…


State Fair photo challenge: Circles and wheels

Nobody does a state fair like Minnesota. And nobody does The State Fair like Minnesotans. Everyone’s got a fair hack — that little trick that makes you an insider, the one you swear by, the one that makes your trip (or trips!) to the fair the best possible time — till next year. Clark Gregor…


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Day four: What are they judging

Judging answer day four

Judges here are looking for proper tattoos, good color and nice teeth. What are they judging?


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State Fair photo challenge: Circles and wheels

Are you a State Fair pro?

Day four: What are they judging?