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Alex Kolyer
Plainview, Minn.

Tons of corn, free for all

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Owen Meek gets in on the corn feed.
Owen Meek, 1, chomps on the end of a corn cob.
Alex Kolyer / For MPR News

Cow chip throwing, tractor pulling, fun runs and a street dance were capped off by a free all-you-can-eat corn feed and a parade on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 at the Plainview Corn on the Cob Days festival. The crowd went through seven tons of corn in four hours.

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Cleaning up the remains
Addyson Schneider, 6, picks up her family's eaten corn to be thrown away.
Alex Kolyer / For MPR News
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Owen Meek gets in on the corn fest
Owen Meek, 1, chomps on the end of a corn cob.
Alex Kolyer / For MPR News
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A crowd of people rush to grab ears of corn.
A crowd of people rush to grab ears of corn.
Alex Kolyer / For MPR News