Lights from a swing ride make trails in the night sky in the Midway at the Minnesota State Fair, in this long-exposure photograph from the 2016 fair. For this year’s Minnesota State Fair ...

The Defender: The fair says this "spectacular propeller ride amazes riders with its fast-action movements and dazzling lights." There will be dozens of new vendors at the Minnesota State Fair this ...

The Minnesota State Fair can be noisy, noisome ... morning while the air is cool and the crowds are sparse, the flashing lights of the Mighty Midway will dim. The music will hush.

With over 1,000 food options, livestock exhibits, music, shopping and more, Minnesotans have much to look forward to at this ...

The Minnesota State Fair is chaos by design ... friendly morning at the Mighty Midway and the Kidway, with reduced lights and noises. Nelson zipped past the Grandstand in her mobility scooter ...

As the sun rose on an unusually steamy opening day of the Minnesota State Fair, Jeff Knott and his two ... At the dining halls, the religious touch is light — a few prayer signs on the walls ...