Wisconsin State Fair

I loved going to the California State Fair, and so without hesitation jumped at the chance to visit Wisconsin's State Fair.  This year was my second year checking out the fair and once again I was not let down.  I did however miss walking through the midway at dusk.  I love looking at all the lights and maybe catching a few rides for old times sake but let's be honest that is not why I love to go to the fair.  The food and the animals are what I love the most, and the All Star Dip booth.  This year Joseph and I weren't too bad when it came to fair food.  We started off our fair feasts with a Cream Puff, which is a Wisconsin State Fair staple.  You just have to have one!

Next we hit up the Wisconsin Products Pavilion and found our way to the booth that sells the duck fajitas.  Last year I had two but this year we just had one each and it was phenomenal. They were served on a wheat tortilla so score one point for being a teeny-tiny, little bit health conscience.  At this point we were sufficiently full and decided to check out the exhibits and animals. Baby goats, piglets and calves oh my!  Who doesn't love a baby animal? I saw the big animals too and even caught a little of the Clydesdale show and saw some sheep getting sheered.  Wisconsin doesn't have as many different kinds of animals showing at the fair as California does, for instance no Brahman Bulls or Texas Longhorn Steer but Wisconsin is the dairy state so they had plenty of dairy cows.

Looking at all those dairy cows made us thirsty and we found ourselves in line for some delicious flavored milk.  I got a rootbeer flavored milk since I was still feeling a bit full from my cream puff and fajita but Joseph opted for both a cup of rootbeer and a cup of banana which wasn't half bad.  Rootbeer flavored milk is by far the best but there are other great flavors to enjoy as well.  Last year I had a cherry vanilla and it was very good.  At 25 cents a glass you can try them all, but I wouldn't recommend doing it all at once.

After wondering all over the fair, running into Joseph's Dad and his fiance, checking out animals and after finding and purchasing my favorite dip mixes we finally were ready for some delicious roasted corn on the cob! This was to conclude our fair feast.  It was hot and buttery and ended up all sorts of stuck in my teeth but it was so good it was worth it.  After we finished eating our corn we decided it was just about time to leave, our feet and legs were getting tired and aside from the midway we felt we saw just about everything.  We just had one last pit stop to make before heading out to our car.  We headed over to the Wisconsin Product Pavilion once again to grab a bag of maple syrup cotton candy which is just so light and fluffy and good.  Not too overpowering on flavor but not lacking either.  We got it to go, so it technically didn't count as part of our fair feast.

 I did not have a corn dog, but they are a classic fair food.

 We didn't ride the skygliders but I loved the way they looked against the sky at dusk.

Pictures of the lights on food stands since I didn't make it to the midway.