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A blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair might seem like the prize that home bakers covet, but many of the Minnesotans submitting to the State Fair enter year after year for more than a placement. For some, it’s become a tradition, community and duty.
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Here’s what to know before you go to the 2026 Minnesota State Fair, including information on tickets, transportation, attractions, what to bring and ways to save.
Duke Ellington once said, “All arrangements of historic American Negro music have been made by conservatory-trained musicians who inevitably handle it with a European technique. It’s time a big piece of music was written from the inside.” That piece of music was ‘Black, Brown and Beige.’ Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.
For today’s 5:30 Root Beer Break, what midway jams would you like to hear?