The Perfect Day on a Stick

Greetings from the Land of 10,000 lakes deep-fried foods. For the last 6 years, around this time, I have sunk into a minor depression thinking about all the cheese curds, Sweet Martha's cookies, roasted corn on the cob, pronto pups and other delicious goodies I have missed out on, but this year my slump is over! And to make it better, I'm eating for two! The Minnesota State Fair, aka, "The Great Minnesota Get-Together" prides itself on having every food under the sun "on a stick".

For example:

(that's right folks... mashed potatoes on a stick)

Adam and I went for doubles on the cheese curds:

Adam had two pronto-pups:

We got together with some family:

And even saw Andrew Zimmern! (That's him in the back behind my cousin):

Where else can you see a 90 pound block of butter carved into the likeness of someone's head?

An entire exhibit hall dedicated to corn?  (Ok, maybe Nebraska...)

A block-long row of John Deere tractors?

And get your picture taken with the Spam mascot?

Ahhhh.... so glad it won't be another 6 years before we get to do this all again.