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# do over
- URL: https://www.bradenanderin.com/do-over/
- Published: 2024-08-30T03:08:47.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-30T03:08:47.000Z
- Author: erin
- Tags: family, places we've been, summer

The MN State Fair is one of my favorite summer activities. Last year we missed it because we were road tripping in the bus. This year our visit was cut short because of the rain. I really wanted to go back, but I was pretty sure no one else would want to. Turns out everyone wanted to go another time....

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This time we were able to get all our favorite foods....

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pickle pizza from Rick's Pizza

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strawberries and cream 

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garlic fries from Ball Park Cafe

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cheese curds from The Mouth Trap Cheese Curds

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mini donut beer from Ball Park Cafe

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chococolate chip cookies

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fried olives 

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fried ranch with hot honey dipping sauce (new this year)

The one thing I really wanted was a picture with the mascots. We have one of these almost every year going back to 2014.

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2024

They've grown a bit since this one...

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2017

We also did the giant slide, the sky glider (more than once) and the giant sing along.

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It was a great day - we all had fun, ate all our favorite foods, took lots of photos and stayed completely dry this time!