Every year it seems necessary to state the obvious: It's OK if you don't go to the State Fair. It's OK if you don't even like it. We recommend that you leave the state by any of its conveniently marked exits, but it's OK. Kidding. About the leaving part, that is. It's perfectly understandable if you don't go to the fair, and even though I go to the fair multiple times each year, let me show .
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From the Pronto Pup vs. corn dog debate to witnessing "butter head sculpting" firsthand, we asked Great Minnesota Get-Together diehards what to see and do.