Posts by Joe Kimball
A Touch of Irish St. Paul in the Food Building: O’Gara’s Offers Corned Beef and Cabbage on a Stick
Dan and Kris O’Connor, proprietors of the Irish landmark O’Gara’s Bar and Grill in St. Paul, were sweating it out Sunday in the afternoon heat of the fair’s Food Building. This is the fifth year…
Twelve Days of the State Fair Whiz By in a Blur of Lights, Action and Cameras
Another Labor Day, another State Fair wrapping up. For those of us out here every day, it’s hard to believe it’s already over. On the other hand, as Peg restaurant owner Tim Carlson told me…
Where Oh Where Is the Watermelon? I Really Need a Healthy Snack.
With a coupon in hand, the tired fair-goer ordered a big bowl of watermelon at Andre’s Watermelons, a healthy food outlet at the fair just south of the Ye Old Mill and the Tom Thumb…
Excuse Me, Officer: Is There Any News Occurring Today?
Caroline Lowe, the veteran reporter for WCCO-TV news, is also a licensed peace officer and is working as cop again this year at the State Fair. It’s her fifth fair, and she was patrolling…
It Would Be Wrong to Exclude Pretty Ricky From Fair Coverage.
Pretty Ricky is billed as the state’s largest boar, weighing in at 1,200 pounds. He draws crowds all day long in the State Fair’s Swine Barn, west of the Coliseum.
As son-in-law Jake noted: Pretty…
Fair-goers Love the Bargain Book; So Do the Advertisers
While most people at the fair are looking left and right, trying to decide what to eat next or which building to enter, there always are some who are wandering around distracted, barely avoiding the…
Got Talent? The Fair’s Got a Contest For You
Most of us come to the fair to eat, play, people watch and eat. Thousands more work here, cooking (mostly frying) the food we eat, explaining why solar energy is a good thing and collecting…
Garrison Keillor, Sporting a Woodsy Look, Appears at Fair
Radio star and author Garrison Keillor hosts his “A Prairie Home Companion” show from the State Fair Grandstand tonight, and he appeared at noon in Carousel Park to answer questions and talk with Minnesota Public Radio host…
Special Fair Deal: 2 for the Price of 1, But Only to the First Six Customers
Dave Johnston of Andover has a great sales pitch for the New German Towels, those bright yellow synthetic towels that everyone seems to be carrying.
He’s got a spot in the Merchandise Mart, and when I wander by…
