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The Great Minnesota Get-Together runs through Labor Day. MPR News freelance photographer Liam James Doyle took to the fairgrounds on Friday to capture these shots.
Fairgoers stroll past the “Greetings from Minnesota” mosaic on Cooper Street at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Skyride gondolas transport fairgoers during sunset at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Lincoln Barnhart, 8, of Eagan stands for a portrait in the Butterly House at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Ahminnah Foday, 7, from New York rides the Wave Swinger in the Kidway at the Minnesota State Fair.
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The Yates family of St. Paul squeezes into a vintage photo booth in The Arcade at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Meg Reichel and her daughter, Maeve, of Arden Hills browse the Christmas trees on display in the Agriculture-Horticulture Building at the Minnesota State Fair.
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4-H youth perform on stage for the 4-H State Arts-In Musical in the 4-H Building at the Minnesota State Fair.
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A Polaroid snapshot of a bucket of French fries at the Minnesota State Fair.
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A Polaroid snapshot of roasted corn on the cob at the Minnesota State Fair.
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A Polaroid snapshot of a bucket of Sweet Martha’s cookies at the Minnesota State Fair.
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A Polaroid snapshot of cheese curds from The Mouth Trap at the Minnesota State Fair.
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A Polaroid snapshot of a pronto pup at the Minnesota State Fair.
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A Polaroid snapshot of a pickle on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Malorie Thorson, the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way, has her likeness sculpted in butter by Gerry Kulzer in the Dairy Building at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Sunlight shines into the Cattle Barn at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Hank Hugoson, 15, of Fairmont relaxes with his cow Sera in the Cattle Barn at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Fairgoers witness the delivery of a newborn piglet in the CHS Miracle of Birth Center at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Fairgoers stroll down Underwood Street at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Engaged couple Jakub Barberg, left, and Aaron Perra of Minneapolis ride the SkyGlider at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Nat McIntyre of Minneapolis takes a break in the DNR Park at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Fairgoers begin their journey at Ye Old Mill at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Joe Nichols performs maintenance on the inner mechanics of the vintage photo booths in The Arcade at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Anand Majhi restocks the fresh lemonade at Australian Battered Potatoes at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Workers shuck roasted corn on the cob at Corn Roast at the Minnesota State Fair.
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