State Fairs

I Love L.A. -- County Fair: A Huffington Post Travel Guide To State And County Fairs

The Huffington Post | Wendy Gould | Posted 11.22.2011

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The L.A. County Fair was established in October 1922 and is currently held in what used to be a beet field in Pomona, California. Today, it is one of ...

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The Top 10 New State Fair Foods Of 2011

Endless Simmer | Posted 11.19.2011

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It's America's favorite meal - the state fair! Every year, the fairs across this great land compete with each other to invent bigger, badder, greasier...

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10 Things We Shouldn't Be Frying

Posted 10.14.2011

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If Michele and Marcus Bachmann's hilarious corn dog photos reminded us of anything, it's that you can make all kinds of bad choices at the state fair....

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Norma Lyon, 'Butter Cow Lady,' Dies At 81

AP | By MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 08.28.2011

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-- Norma "Duffy" Lyon, whose life-size butter sculptures of cows, Elvis and even Jesus and his disciples delighted Iowa state fairgoers for nearly ha...

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Top 10 New Foods at the 2010 State Fairs

Endless Simmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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From cotton candy to corn dogs to deep-fried Coke, the enterprising folks at America's state and county fairs top themselves year after year.

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