Photos: Old ways, new generation meet at Minnesota State Fair

Owen Rozeboom, 12, waits to compete with Tarzan.
Owen Rozeboom, 12, of Roberts, Wisc., waits to compete with Tarzan in the Shorthorn Steer category of the 4-H Market Beef Show Friday. Tarzan won Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer in this round.
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The State Fair experience has been a staple of Minnesota life for more than 150 years. Each year, a new generation embraces the fair's traditional — and not so traditional — joys. Here are scenes from this year's Great Minnesota Get-Together.

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