MN State Fair in National Geographic Travel

The Minnesota State Fair is famous for its excess—in attendance, in the size of its slides, and, most famously, in its sheer number of deep-friend, served-on-a-stick food options. But how did food become the thing at the Minnesota State Fair? And who’s behind this remarkable food culture? This article, which was the most popular piece of Nat Geo content the week is ran, explains the origins of the food-on-a-stick phenomenon and introducers readers to some MN State Fair food culture carriers.