ALERT AND USE BUG SPRAY.
MOSQUITOES STAY ACTIVE UNTIL WE
GET THAT FIRST FROST.
MINNESOTANS HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR IT ALL SUMMER.
OPENING DAY AT THE STATE FAIR.
FROM FOOD ON A STICK TO BIG
ACTS AT THE GRAND STAND LIKE
NICKELBACK, THERE'S SOMETHING
FOR EVERYONE OVER THE NEXT 12
DAYS.
MARY McGUIRE LIVE AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS.
THE GATES JUST OPENED ABOUT
SEVEN AND A HALF MINUTES AGO.
IT'S A PRETTY COOL MOMENT.
Reporter: IT IS A VERY COOL
MOMENT.
PEOPLE WERE RACING IN.
PEOPLE WERE LINED UP SO EARLY
THIS MORNING AND I SWEAR I HAVE
NEVER HAD SO MUCH FRIED FOOD
BEFORE 7:00 A.M.
IN MY LIFE.
I'M HERE WITH SARAH FROM
SARAH'S TIPSY PIES.
YOU HAVE SOME NEW PIES TO SHOW
OFF THIS YEAR.
I DO.
WE MADE A SAVORY PIE, OUR FIRST
SAVORY PIE.
ONION AND GOUDA.
LIFT RIDGE WAS OUR FIRST
ALCOHOL WE EVER USED.
HAS A NICE SUGAR ONION TOPPING
AND A BEER GLAZE.
OUR NEWEST PARTNER IS FULTON.
IT'S A CHOCOLATE SATIN STOUT.
IT HAS A RASPBERRY GLAZE ON
TOP.
LOVE INCOOPERATING MINNESOTA
INGREDIENTS INTO YOUR PRODUCT.
THERE'S SUCH A CAMARADERIE
BETWEEN THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
FOOD BOOTHS HERE AT THE FAIR.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
I'M STILL KIND OF A NEW
VENDOR.
THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR.
I'M STILL LEARNING.
EVERYBODY HAS JUST REALLY
HELPED ME LEARN THE WAYS AND
GIVEN ME THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO
SUCCEED HERE.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF
DOING BUSINESS.
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE FRIENDS
I'VE MADE HERE AND NICE TO SEE
THEM.
MINNESOTA NICE TO SAY THE
LEAST.
THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP EARLY
THIS US.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THE GATES
OPENED UP.
PEOPLE WERE LINED UP VERY
EARLY.
I SPOKE WITH ONE MAN.
HE WAS HERE AT 1:24 THIS
MORNING.
HE'S NOT EVEN ORIGINALLY FROM
MINNESOTA BUT HE HAS FULLY
EMBRACED THIS TRADITION.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO
DO.
YOU WATCH A SMALL MINNESOTA
TOWN BECOME A TEEMING
METROPOLIS.
TWELVE DAYS OF PEACE, LOVE AND
CHEESE CURDS.
Reporter: IT JUST DOESN'T
GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.
I THINK THAT THAT ACTUALLY
MIGHT BE A TATTOO THAT ONE OF
THE NICKELBACK MEMBERS HAS;
RIGHT?
YEP.
PEACE, LOVE AND CHEESE CURDS.
OH, MAN.
THIS IS NOT BRIAN'S FIRST RODEO
BEING FIRST THROUGH THE GATES.
Reporter: NO, THIS IS A
TRADITION FOR HIM.
I BELIEVE HE SAID HE'S BEEN THE
FIRST IN LINE FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS AND HE HAS A
COMPETITION THAT HE HAS BETWEEN
SOME FOLKS AND HE'LL GET HERE A
LITTLE BIT EARLY ONE YEAR,
SOMEONE ELSE WILL GET UP A
LITTLE BIT EARLY ONE YEAR.
IT'S SO FUN FOLKS ARE ENJOYING
THE FAIR RIGHT NOW.
BRIGHT AND EARLY.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE OUT THERE IN A COUPLE
HOURS.
LOOK FORWARD TO IT, MARY.
WHEN YOU VISIT THE FAIR, SAY
HI.
WE ARE BROADCASTING LIVE AT THE
CORNER OF CARNES AND NELSON AT
NOON, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 AND
10:00.
AT 9:00 I WILL BE AT ONE OF THE
NEW EXHIBITS AT THE FAIR.
CAN'T TELL YOU YET.
COME AND FIND ME.
INSIDE THE CCO BOOTH, YOU GET A
CHANCE TO BECOME A REPORTER.
SOME OF US FROM THE CCO NEWS
TEAM WILL POP IN, MAYBE GIVE
YOU A HAND.
MAYBE YOU CAN SHOW US HOW IT'S
DONE.
THEN WE UPLOAD YOUR VIDEOS
RIGHT TO YOUTUBE SO YOU CAN
SHARE THOSE WITH YOUR FAMILY
AND FRIENDS LATER.
JUST FOR SHOWING OFF YOUR
SUIT IF YOU PAY TO GO UP.
FOR THE COST OF THAT FLIGHT
YOU SHOULD GET THE SUIT.
BEEN ABOUT 40 MINUTES SINCE
THE GATES OPENED AT THE
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
IT MAY BE EARLY, BUT THAT
DID NOT STOP SOME PEOPLE FROM
LINING UP TO BE THE FIRST
INSIDE.
WE --
Reporter: IT'S TIME TO GRAB
YOUR PEPTO, YOUR STRETCHY PANTS
AND YOUR FANNY PACK.
IT IS STATE FAIR TIME.
THE GATES ARE OPEN.
PEOPLE ARE READY TO EAT.
FOOD IS ONE OF THE FAVORITE
THINGS.
I'M HERE WITH MELISSA FROM THE
HIDE AWAY SPEAK EASY.
GOOD MORNING.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE?
THIS IS A IN THINK FOOD.
THIS IS A NEW FOOD.
WE HAVE A SPECIALTY DRINK AS
WELL.
THE FALL GUY BREAKFAST
SANDWICH, CAPICOLA HAM, MELTY
WHITE CHEDDAR WITH SCRAMBLED
EGG.
YOU HAVE SOME MINNESOTA MADE
WINE FROM THE CANNON RIVER
WINERY.
YES.
THIS IS COTTON CANDY.
WE POUR IT OVER FRESH SPUN PINK
COTTON CANDY.
THAT IS FANTASTIC.
NOTHING SAYS THE STATE FIRE
QUITE LIKE COTTON CANDY.
ARE YOU NEW TO THE FAIR?
YEAH, SO THE HIDE AWAY SPEAK
EASY IS A NEW 1920s THROWBACK
VENUE.
IT'S IN THE UPPER GRAND STAND,
THE WEST SIDE OF THE GRAND
STAND IN THE NEW VERANDA AREA.
CONGRATULATIONS.
HAPPY FAIR DAY.
OF COURSE THE FOOD ISN'T THE
ONLY NEW THING HERE AT THE
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A GIGANTIC
FERRIS WHEEL.
IT IS THE TALLEST TRAVELING
FERRIS WHEEL IN NORTH AMERICA.
156 FEET TALL.
IT CARRIES RIDERS 15 STORIES
HIGH.
IT COSTS $5 PER RIDER AND IS
OPEN FROM 9:00 A.M.
TO 11:00 P.M.
THE GREAT MINNESOTA KNIT
TOGETHER.
IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH
WHAT A YARN BOMB IS, LET ME
EXPLAIN.
IT'S A FORM OF STREET ART
FEATURING CROCHETED, KNITTED
AND OTHER CRAFTED YARN
CREATIONS AND IT WILL BLANKET
TOPIARIES ON THE GRAND STAND.
ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE
AND COUNTRY HAVE SENT THE FAIR
DOZENS OF PIECES TO BE ADDED TO
THE COMMUNITY YARN BOMB.
NOW JASON, I'M DONE SOME FACT
CHECKING.
YOU CAN GET PIG EARS AT THE
DAIRY BARN.
YOU CAN.
BECAUSE JASON CALLED YOU
OUT.
HE DIDN'T THINK --
I WAS CURIOUS.
IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
I'M STILL NURSING THAT SICK
BURN THAT JASON.
IT WAS JUST A QUESTION.
JASON CAUSED EARLIER.
HE WAS WRONG.
I DID CHECK AND THAT -- YOU
CAN GET THOSE PIG EARS AT THE
DAIRY BARN.
WE'RE ALL ABOUT CORRECT FACTS
HERE ON CCO.
I FEEL CONSIDERABLE
TERRIBLE.
I WILL -- I'LL PUBLISH A FULL
RETRACTION ONLINE.
I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO TURN IN
MY MICROPHONE.
YOU NEED TO POST A PICTURE
OF YOURSELF IN PIG EARS.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU SHOULD JUST COME OUT
HERE AND WE CAN SORT THIS OUT
OVER A CORN DOG.
SOUNDS GOOD.
I'LL BE OUT THERE IN ABOUT AN
HOUR AND A HALF.
WAIT FOR ME.
FANTASTIC.
THE FAIR HAS A NEW PRINCESS
KAY OF THE MILKY WAY.
EMILY ANNEXSTAD WAS CROWNED
LAST NIGHT.
FOR THE NEXT YEAR THE 19-YEAR-
OLD COLLEGE STUDENT FROM ST.
PETER SERVES AS THE MINNESOTA
DAIRY INDUSTRY'S GOODWILL
AMBASSADOR.
ONE OF HER FIRST DUTIES MIGHT
BE THE COOLEST.
SHE'LL SIT IN A COOLER WHILE
HER LIKENESS IS SCULPTED IN A