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With 27 new beers brewed specifically for the State Fair -- and some 13 from previous Fairs brought back -- trying them all ourselves was impossible. So we chose some that sounded most interesting to us and -- over the course of the night -- sampled six. Here's what we thought:

I narrowed down the 5 types of people you'll see at a county or state fair, as well as how to spot them.

Now that several of the area town festivals have come and gone, it's time to gear up for the county fair season.

Minnesota's State Fair not only claimed title of Minnesota's largest state-wide event but also largest state fair in the country by average daily attendance.

Shortly after the MN State Fair announced their new foods for the 2018 season, a thoughtful Minnesotan known only by their Reddit username Applesaucesome created a map to find all 27 new foods at the Fairgrounds.

Apparently, Minnesota Nice isn't nice enough. Word came today that Minnesota - one of three locations bidding to host the 2023 World's Fair Expo - didn't even pass the first round of voting.

It’s pretty much ‘fair month’ in Minnesota. We wrapped up the Stearns County Fair last week, the Benton County Fair is underway, and then the Minnesota State Fair kicks off at the end of the month! What a time to be alive!

The Benton County Fair is underway this week at the fairgrounds. And, in honor of the annual event, I thought I’d challenge you to a little friendly competition.

I’m a central Minnesota native and have spent most of my life in St. Cloud. So, I’ve been to my fair share of Benton County Fairs in my 26 years of life. I’ve gone to so many of them that I’ve developed my own traditions.

It's pretty much 'fair month' in Minnesota. We wrapped up the Stearns County fair last week, the Benton County Fair is underway, and then the Minnesota State Fair kicks off at the end of the month! What a time to be alive!

I'm a central Minnesota native and have most of my life in St. Cloud. So, I've been to my fair share of Benton County Fairs in my 25 years of life. I've gone to so many of them that I've developed my own traditions.

The worst part of going on fair rides is actually going on the fair rides. I normally don't trust something that can be built and deconstructed in a matter of hours but I braved it for a couple of them at the Swanville Carnival. I strapped on the GoPro for it to so the Mix Insiders could come along with me! ...