skywindO2 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, The Gnat said: Anyone else going to the Minnesota State Fair (The Great Minnesota Sweat Together)? If so, what are some of your favorite things to do/eat there. My wife, I, and a group of friends are going on Saturday, which looks like it should be a great day, so probably 260+k people through the gates. It'll be inane, but it's always fun, and we make most of a day of it, going around noon and then leaving around 9 or 10. We have our favorite foods to get, deep fried brie, cheese curds, fried mashed potatoes on a stick, and we generally try a new thing or two, plus the beer from the Ag building. We'll stick around late so we can catch a little bit of the free Foghat show on the Leinies stage. I went on Saturday. The Walleye Cakes from Giggles Campfire Grill are one of my favorite things at the fair, plus there's a coupon for them if you bought the book. I also tried the Duck Bacon Wontons there and they were great. I didn't get anything out of the ordinary, just the "normal" foods and beers. The Gizmo Sandwich is really tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 This is the first year I'm not going in 6-7 years. The one thing I always get are the beef kebabs from this little stand near the food building (right across from the baseball themed restaurant/bar) that has kebabs and turkey legs. They are just always my favorite thing. Also the corn and cheese curds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cckoonie Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, The Gnat said: Anyone else going to the Minnesota State Fair (The Great Minnesota Sweat Together)? If so, what are some of your favorite things to do/eat there. My wife, I, and a group of friends are going on Saturday, which looks like it should be a great day, so probably 260+k people through the gates. It'll be inane, but it's always fun, and we make most of a day of it, going around noon and then leaving around 9 or 10. We have our favorite foods to get, deep fried brie, cheese curds, fried mashed potatoes on a stick, and we generally try a new thing or two, plus the beer from the Ag building. We'll stick around late so we can catch a little bit of the free Foghat show on the Leinies stage. 260 thousand people. Sheesh! It's gonna be a slow ride home. Edited August 28, 2017 by cckoonie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 2 hours ago, cckoonie said: Sheesh! It's gonna be a slow ride home. That's why we always take the park and ride, so we don't have to drive in the traffic right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 We used to go almost every year when I was a kid, but since I don't live there, I've only been there twice in the last 20 years (once when my daughter was a year old...she's 19 now and about 5 years ago just after I got married). I would always advise to take the park and ride though, as that's what my wife and I did that last time. There's absolutely no reason to get caught up in that mess...and have to pay extra to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 since we're doing 5000 or bust this year, are we doing the other challenges too? Defense one, pick em' etc..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 2 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: since we're doing 5000 or bust this year, are we doing the other challenges too? Defense one, pick em' etc..? It's up to the guys who started them previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 someone needs to start a survivor pool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, Heimdallr said: someone needs to start a survivor pool! i'll pass on hosting this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 The State Fair was a blast on Saturday, but so crowded, 6k short of the record, but 254k is still a lot of people. Tried a lot of fun foods and beers and had a blast. We had a nice group of people, so that was a bit tricky to keep track of at times, but meant that we were able to try more foods and beers. Mini-Donut Beer - great S'Mores Beer - Just normal, and the extra stuff, not needed for it Maple Bacon Beer - Normal solid beer Pickle Beer - Surprisingly good, tasted like an EPA with pickle juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 The deep fried cookie dough was fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byuvike88 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 On 9/4/2017 at 7:41 AM, Klomp said: It's up to the guys who started them previously. I wouldn't mind hosting the defense game again but I will be too busy to update it every week. I would either have to tag team it or people would have to be okay with having it updated every few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 On 9/5/2017 at 9:25 AM, The Gnat said: Pickle Beer - Surprisingly good, tasted like an EPA with pickle juice I'm amazed this is so out of the usual. Just as common as Tomato Beers back home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Quote A study of the skeletal remains of an influential Viking military leader ― who was long-assumed to be a man ― revealed that she is actually a woman. “Aside from the complete warrior equipment buried along with her ― a sword, an axe, a spear, armor-piercing arrows, a battle knife, shields, and two horses ― she had a board game in her lap, or more of a war-planning game used to try out battle tactics and strategies, which indicates she was a powerful military leader,” Hedenstierna-Jonson said. “She’s most likely planned, led and taken part in battles.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dna-test-reveals-powerful-viking-warrior-was-actually-a-woman_us_59b68b72e4b0b5e531078e5b?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 Edited September 11, 2017 by disaacs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 On Friday, September 15, around 7:55 am EDT, NASA will watch its 20-year-old, $4 billion-plus spacecraft crash into Saturn. The space agency really has no other choice. Cassini is nearly out of fuel, and has already been stretched years beyond its intended mission duration. What’s more, keeping it going risks potentially contaminating one of Saturn’s moons — like Enceladus, an ice world that has some ingredients for life, or Titan, a dynamic moon where it rains methane — with microbes from Earth. And so the spacecraft will end its existence by literally going where no human-made object has gone before: into Saturn’s atmosphere.But up through its very last moments, Cassini will be conducting a scientific investigation. As it descends into Saturn’s atmosphere, several of its instruments will be on, including the mass spectrometer, which can essentially “sniff” the atmosphere and determine the chemical compounds therein. Cassini has made discoveries that have changed our understanding of Saturn and the cosmos at large. The spacecraft discovered whole new moons around Saturn, lakes of methane on Titan, jets of water erupting from Enceladus, and has made extremely detailed observations of the planet’s rings, an environment believed to be similar to the rings of debris that formed the entire solar system. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/9/13/16294502/cassini-finale-2017-saturn-rings-crash-nasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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