‘For the joy of it’: State Fair diehards say they don’t care about winning a blue-ribbon

2026 State Fair submitters at the top left: Katie Kelly with banana bread; top right: Jill Stanton with six cookies; bottom left: Paul Chouinard with maple syrup and bottom right: Anne Collingwood with four baking entries.
Anika Besst | MPR News and courtesy photos
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