FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota State Fair has been named as the best state fair in the country by the USA Today Readers’ Choice Awards.

Minnesota State Fair named best in the nation

Local perspective:

USA Today 10Best announced its top state fairs list on Wednesday, with Minnesota taking the No. 1 spot and Iowa and Wisconsin following closely behind.

The article said of the Great Minnesota Get-Together, "The Minnesota State Fair is one of the region’s most widely attended activities, drawing nearly two million visitors every year. The fair is located on a 320-acre fairground and typically runs from late August into Labor Day. It’s one of the nation’s biggest fairs, employing 80 full-time employees and about 2,000 people during fair time, and it has enormous economi

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