2013 New State Fair Attractions: EquiMania™

This blogger can't wait for the fair this summer! One new attraction you have to check out is the EquiMania™!

According to the MN State Fair website, EquiMania™ is a exhibit of full-size skeletons and anatomy models, dental tools, tail-braiding and leg-wrapping activities, an 80-foot-long digestive tract, and stations detailing horse behavior, rider safety, careers and more highlight this free interactive education center for horse enthusiasts of all ages. I know I would have LOVED this when I was a child; so many young children are fascinated by horses at their age. This great exhibit is presented by Equine Guelph, the horse owners' center at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Thanks, Mr. Guelph!

EquiMania!™ is located in the Horse Barn and is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Check it out with your Horse Lover this MN State Fair!

Minnesota State Fair Attendance

If you haven’t already seen the Minnesota State Fair Attendance numbers, here they are for 2008:

Thursday 103,974
Friday 96,993
Saturday 171,663
Sunday 183,528
Monday 130,767
Tuesday 117,196 (less than 1,000 people away from a record)
Wednesday 88,228
Thursday 116,143
Friday 165,194
Saturday 209,399
Sunday 189,228
Monday 121,220
TOTAL 1,693,533

Wow! That is a lot of Minnesota State Fair goers. In 2007, there were a total of 1,681,678 fair attendees. That means this year’s Minnesota State fair attracted over 11,000 (eleven THOUSAND) more visitors. Wow. That is hard to imagine.

Hot Air at the Fair

I heard on the news that this week is statistically the hottest week of the Summer. If this is true why is it always thousands of degrees hotter at the Minnesota state fair during the end of August? Is it the large crowds of people creating all this heat? Or is it all the hot air coming out of the politician supporters raging about how open minded they are? Despite the heat, there always seem to be a whole lot of people there. Rain or shine, hot or cold (mostly hot) Minnesotans' love the state fair. The lines seem to get longer each year especially waiting in the cheese curd line as the heat engulfs me.