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The old haunted house, at
the fair.
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A huge statue of a pioneer
woman. This building is full of information and activities for retired, and
older people.
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A look inside of a building
full of antiques. This is a representation of how Minnesotans of a hundred
or so years ago might have lived.
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An assortment of the paraphernalia
of domestic life from a century or so ago.
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A post office setting from the
Minnesota Territorial Pioneers.
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A selection of domestic tools,
and trappings, from an era long past.
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A look at an old fashioned
loom. Frontier life was amazingly boring, as well as labor and time intensive.
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The horticulture building
filled with flowers, and arrangements, with a selection of gardens outside.
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Some of the gardens outside
of the Horticulture building.
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The entrance to the "bridge"
going to the main level of the grandstand. The Star Tribune stand is to the
left, along with a wood carving.
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Some of the food vendors
at the fair, with the ever present grandstand looming in the distance.
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A street level view of the
old grandstand, with the usual crowd of people around.
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A look up the very tall side
of the old grandstand.
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A look down one of the main
avenues towards the livestock coliseum.
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A building for one of the
local television stations. There are live broadcasts from the fair, as well
as shows, and things for fairgoers to do.
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Trucks, tractors, and modern
farm vehicles are on display, and offered for sale here.
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A Bigfoot monster truck.
There are a number of motor, and automobile exhibits, and the fairgrounds
do contain a race track.
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The Wonders of Technology
building is one of my favorites. It is a showcase of computer and other high
tech developments. Unlike many such exhibits, this one concerns itself with
the present rather than the future.
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A look down the side of the
Wonders of Technology building.
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The inside of the Wonders
of Technology building.
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A computer exhibit concerning
itself with the world's largest super computers.
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Exhibit halls, food stalls, and people fill
the park.
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A penny arcade is among a cluster
of building drawing in visitors.
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A walk along one of the lower slung, and more
remote parts of the fair.
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A row of log cabins offers food, trinkets,
and showcases numerous products.
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