Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fire Department (Images of America Series) Book

So, what am I doing reading a book on the "Great Minnesota Get Together" in the dead of a Minnesota winter? Perhaps it's nice to have a little taste of summer as the wind chills dip into the double digits below zero and we can transport ourselves to a warmer season, but I am in the midst of weeding some of my excess books and this was a quick, easy read. It has been some years since I've attended the fair, but the photos here do a good job of showing off the essence of the Minnesota State Fair; farm animals, unhealthy food on sticks, all you can drink milk, carnival rides, crowds.

In spite of a few stories collected from fair goers by Lorna Landvik in the forward, the photos are included with minimal explanation or description, with some juxtaposing images such as "favorite fare" (corn on the cob) and "fair favorite" (the Fair's "Space Tower). These are fun, but don't offer much insight. Nice photographs to look back at a Minnesota summer institution.