With unseasonably cooler temperatures and a couple days of rain showers, the Minnesota State Fair is on track to miss last year's total by almost 48,000 people.
Need a map? Some water? A place to charge your phone? Here are some secret (and not so secret) tips and info before you hit the Great Minnesota Get Together.
In anticipation of one of the biggest events to happen in Minnesota each year -- and, for that matter, the country -- we took to Facebook to ask listeners/followers what their favorite State Fair Attraction is.