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There’s one thing you can say about the Alaskan State Fair and it’s that they have some pretty big Cabbages. This isn’t meant in any way to be an insult, but a compliment. See up in Alaska they like to grow the Giant Cabbage and enter it into the annual Giant Cabbage Competition at the fair every year. People from all over Alaska weigh in their giant veggies and the hobbyist or farmer with the biggest Cabbage wins the blue ribbon and envy of the other contestants.

It’s held every year around the same time in late August to early September in Palmer, Alaska. For visitors coming in from out of state it can be quite a trek to get to Alaska, let alone the fair, but there are a variety of ways to arrive in style. You can get around the immediate area of the fair via the Great Alaskan Trolley Company that offers a daily shuttle during the run of the fair. If you happen to be in Anchorage at the time of the fair you can take a train ride down to the South Palmer Station. The ride will give ample opportunity for reflection as it takes about two hours to get to the fair.

Don’t worry about food at the fair as you will encounter a wide range and variety of offerings. Besides the traditional funnel cake the different concession stands have Mexican foods, like tacos, and burritos and Alaskan influenced foods like Reindeer Polish Sausage and Beer Battered Halibut. Or you can buy some gold in the form of Alaskan gold nuggets, which are really tasty batter fried cheese.

That’s not all that goes on this fair. Other than the Giant Cabbages you can get to the fair to check out the Backhoe Rodeo, or the Diaper Derby or the Great Alaskan Husband Holler. Wives can certainly pick up a few tips from watching that contest!

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Have you ever seen a Butter Cow? Well that’s just one of the many things you’ll encounter if you check out the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio. This fair begins every year in early August and has been going strong for over 150 years. The butter cow is actually a unique sculpture of a Cow made entirely out of butter. Of course this tasty piece of art would melt in the August heat so it and other butter sculptures are kept indoors and well-air conditioned.

There are many other interesting exhibits which exemplify the agriculturally based economy of Ohio. From time to time visitors may find themselves in line to try the act of milking a real cow or heading to the vegetable exhibit to see this year’s Giant Pumpkin or best Indian corn. There will also be a new exhibit this 2006 called the ‘The Gallery of Stains.’ It will encourage visitors to make to messiest of stains on a wall and try to get them out with a name brand detergent.

The midway will offer up lots of carnival food including funnel cakes, elephants ears and a Midwest favorite, Roast Corn on the Cob, including as much butter and salt as you could want. Just don’t eat too much before you get on one of several rides.

For some family fun you can head over to the old time era pavilion. Here you’ll find people living and dressing in the style of over a hundred years ago. Sample some homemade Sassafras tea, learn how to whittle or meet Smokey the Bear and learn that only you can prevent forest fires.

There is also a small stocked catfish pond where fair visitors can pay extra to rent a pole and attempt to catch some fish to take home for dinner. This is a great activity for the kids.

Since the fair is in the state’s capitol there is usually plenty of accommodation available in the form of a hotel room in town. There tends to be a lot of traffic in town so be careful or you may want to spend some time at the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) exhibit this year.

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The State Fair of Louisiana will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this late October of 2006. Every year visitors from all around Louisiana drop in for some Cajun Concession food and a chance to visit the State Fair Zoo. This may be one of the few state fairs that operates a free daily zoo, with Elephants, Tigers and Giraffes.

For those of you more interested in the food you can grab just about anything on a stick at the Concession, Shrimp-on-a-stick, and Pork butt-on-a-stick and even Pizza-on-a-stick. Don’t forget about the delicious Cajun food available. Stands cook up Crawfish Etoufee, Red Beans and Rice with Sausage and even Gator Wings.

Speaking of Gators this wouldn’t be a Louisiana State Fair without the Reptile Shows and Alligator Exhibits that have the run of the fair. Though if you are a bit squeamish you can always stick to the Carnival Midway and have fun on one of the many, many rides available.

If the heat gets to be too much for you, head indoors and check out the seller’s exhibits. All manner and variety of items are for sale or exhibited in a marketplace environment. You are guaranteed to find beef sticks and cheese for sale next to aromatherapy candles and pewter figurines.

For the kids there is a coloring contest held regularly, along with animal rides and face painting and even the occasional picture on a pony. Of course most of the stuff at the fair is going to be fun for the kids.

The Hirsch Coliseum will have some form of entertainment during every evening of the state fair. Each year the State Fair Queen’s Pageant is held in there to decide who will be the Queen of that year’s fair. Also the Mexican Rodeo is held there on State Fair Hispanic Heritage Day. Most events held in the Coliseum cost extra, but there are plenty of other free stage attractions throughout the fair.

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