August 29th - Labor Day Weekend in Minneapolis

It's State Fair time!! For Labor Day this year we headed up to Minneapolis to visit our dear friends and check out the MN State Fair. Seeing the butter room was at the top of my list! We had an incredible time at the state fair. Armed with a spreadsheet highlight the "must eats", we ate our way from end to the other. We also were part of a record breaking attendance day!! 

We started the day with mini donuts. They were hot, crispy and just the right amount of sweet! 

Our lovely hosts eating the worst item of the day: Pizza tator tots 

I got my personality analyzed. It was spot on! 

Andrew Zimmer was correct about the Gizmo - it's any amazing sandwich featuring ground beef and Italian beef and cheese. 

We tried the S'mores Beer. Basically a sweet porter with a graham cracker crust and marshmallow garnish. 

We loved the craft beer pavilion. You could choose from one of 6 flights. 

THE BUTTER ROOM!!!! 

You just can't beat Midwestern corn on the cob dumped in a bucket of butter. 

This sandwich was amazing!!! 

Just a little crowded. 

We were so impressed with the vendors. Even though the fair was very crowded, they moved people through that line so quickly! And here's the final list of everything we tried:

Mini donuts
Breakfast taco
Breakfast juicy Lucy
Salty tart coconuts macaroons
Green mill pizza tots
Smores beer
Gizmo
Red velvet funnel cake
(Corn dogs)
1919 root beer
15 kinds of MN beer
Cream soda
Cotton candy
Cheese curds
Sweet Marthas cookies
Fried pickles
Polish sausage on a fork
Jello salad ice cream
Fried buckeyes
Pretzel cheese curds
Corn on the cob
Handwich
Blue cheese and corn fritters
Beer gelato

We rounded out the weekend with some time on the boat, time at the beach and a great game of Monopoly!