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The tasty Puff Daddy: Brian Seebacher of St. Louis Park samples the Sausage Sisters' Thai spiced sausage on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair.

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Published September 1, 2005

grilled chocolate sandwich

Grilled Chocolate Sandwich

Grilled Chocolate Sandwich from The Famous Moe & Joes Espresso Bar at the State Fair

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Published August 31, 2005

spiral chips

Spiral Chips

Spiral Chips from Sonny's Spiral Chips and Sandwiches at the Minnesota State Fair.

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Published August 31, 2005

No fair hair.

Published August 31, 2005

Wood (sic) you like to have hair like this?

Published August 31, 2005

Outside the fairgrounds this human Mudusa statue with her wild snake hair amazed and confused the fair crowd.

Published August 30, 2005

Trying on hair color at The Color Space. The 4,000 square foot interactive beauty pavillion is set up to let you browse the color wall and try on a new hair color.

Published August 30, 2005

Pony tails for Emma Berge, age 3, from Otsego are the only way to go to keep the hair from flying in your corn

Published August 30, 2005

It takes Derrisha Hanshaw of Apple Valley about an hour to have her hair ready for the fair.

Published August 30, 2005

Showers of sunshine and fun for Jean Greeley of Turtle Lake WI who with her bridal party in matching t-shirts, brought smiles to the crowd outside a local radio station booth Saturday at the Minnesota State Fair.

Published August 30, 2005

Husky hair in the spotlight at the University of Minnesota stage.

Published August 30, 2005

Green Pepper rings at the Minnesota State Fair.

Published August 30, 2005

Chocolate dipped potato chips

Emma Von Wald, 10, liked the milk chocolate dipped chips better than the dark chocolate chips found at Ultimate Confections at the State Fair.

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Published August 29, 2005

Strawberry gelato

Ella Von Wald, 8, liked the strawberry flavor gelato at the State Fair, but she really liked it combined with the chocolate.

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Published August 29, 2005

Chocolate gelato

Ean Von Wald -- and the rest of the family -- loved the chocolate gelato found at the Pizza Palace at the State Fair.

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Published August 29, 2005