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Photo Gallery: Faces and Places From the Minnesota State Fair's Opening Day
The Great Minnesota Get-Together started on Thursday and will run through Labor Day, Sept. 5.
With sunny skies and pleasant weather, the got off to a grand start on Thursday.
Crowds filed in through the main gate and to the many rides, attractions and food vendors located throughout the 320-acre fairgrounds. In each of the last three years, roughly 1.7 million people have visited the Great Minnesota Get-Together, and provided the weather cooperates, 2011 is expected to have a similar attendance.
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