| Oh, to be at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul! That | | | | Horse Shows abound at this state fair. You'll find |
| would be the tops. It's filled with lots of events like | | | | English Horse shows and Western Horse shows, plus |
| Talent Contests, Horse Shows, the Midway and the | | | | the PRCA Championship Rodeo. It does cost extra to |
| Milk Run every year from late August until Labor Day. | | | | get into the Coliseum shows where these are held, but |
| For those of you who are curious the Milk Run is an | | | | each horse show comes with the Imperial Knights |
| annual 5k run that finishes on the fairgrounds. You | | | | games. You'll get to watch medieval jousting, sword |
| thought it was something different didn't you? The run | | | | fighting a horseback and ancient hand-to-hand combat. |
| begins early in the morning, often a couple of days | | | | The state fair has both a Midway and a Kidway. On |
| after the start of the fair. It winds its way around the | | | | the Midway you'll find the more adult rides like adult |
| University of Minnesota and the neighborhood of St. | | | | bumper boats and a Mardi Gras style glass house. |
| Anthony Park and on to the fair. It's really exciting to | | | | Also try not to get sick on the tilt-a-whirl. On the |
| be at the finish line cheering on the first runners to finish | | | | Kidway they have a kid sized Ferris wheel, rides with |
| the course. | | | | cute names like the Lady Bug and the Samba Balloon |
| The talent contests feature amateurs who've | | | | and a kid's version tilt-a-whirl. |
| auditioned before the state fair judges earlier in the | | | | Visitors can stay overnight at the fairs campgrounds if |
| month. So there's no need to worry about watching | | | | there are any spaces left or they can find a hotel |
| bad acts. The contests are held for the first ten days | | | | room in one of the many places to stay that St. Paul |
| of the fair. Semi finalists get to progress to the last of | | | | has to offer. Getting to the fair is as easy as hopping |
| the competitions held in the Grandstand the day | | | | a ride on the park and ride shuttle. |
| before the fair closes. | | | | |