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I think that in the article they should add which artists will be performing at the grandstand, the cost of food, rides, etc. These details are important and would greatly help the public.-- Chocogirl 21:04, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
The section about shows playing at the grandstand almost sounds like advertising to me, as it shows ticket prices and all that. It seems like something that belongs at the fair website, not Wikipedia.
Things I think would improve the article:
How about info on the land before it was the fairgrounds. I believe that it was the Ramsey county poor farm, but I'm not sure.
Also some info on what is done to prepare for the fair.
Let's try to add references to it as well. I'd like this to at least become a good article. Grand master ka 06:04, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Speaking of references, here is the primary source for the 2006 numbers: [1] - Ravedave ( help name my baby) 02:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Jeeze we are blind! User Msfpr (Minnesota Fair PR, Duh!) added a ton of info directly from the fair press kit. I have since reverted to an older, better formated version of the page. I think we can work some of the material in though. - Ravedave 16:35, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
The section about the J.V. Bailey House currently says, "It is a historic building, dating back to the 1800s when the fairgrounds land was the Ramsey county poor farm."
I have found sources indicating that the house was built in the early 1900's -- 1911 or 1912, depending on the article. I presume this should be changed? Also, there is a picture of the house in the Wikimedia Commons ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:MNSF_Bailey.JPG ) -- should this be incorporated into this section of the State Fair article, or at least linked to?
Articles about the house, indicating the date of construction to 1911 or 1912:
Knagl ( talk) 10:37, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
The American Red Cross has been a staple part of the Minnesota State Fair for 30 years. They've treated thousands of patients yearly, and at no cost whatsoever to the fair-goers. It would seem right that something like that would be mentioned as part of the State Fair gathering. The amount of effort, and volunteer work put in by their members for the blood drive, and the medical team seems to go unaccounted for on this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.20.79.252 ( talk) 04:30, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
The fair only lasted six days when it first moved to its permanent home at the State Fairgrounds in 1885. It was eight days from 1919 to 1938, ten days from 1939 to 1971 and 11 days from 1972 to 1974. It has been 12-days long since 1975. wcco tv story sept 1 2016 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.22.85 ( talk) 18:52, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
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I think that in the article they should add which artists will be performing at the grandstand, the cost of food, rides, etc. These details are important and would greatly help the public.-- Chocogirl 21:04, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
The section about shows playing at the grandstand almost sounds like advertising to me, as it shows ticket prices and all that. It seems like something that belongs at the fair website, not Wikipedia.
Things I think would improve the article:
How about info on the land before it was the fairgrounds. I believe that it was the Ramsey county poor farm, but I'm not sure.
Also some info on what is done to prepare for the fair.
Let's try to add references to it as well. I'd like this to at least become a good article. Grand master ka 06:04, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Speaking of references, here is the primary source for the 2006 numbers: [1] - Ravedave ( help name my baby) 02:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Jeeze we are blind! User Msfpr (Minnesota Fair PR, Duh!) added a ton of info directly from the fair press kit. I have since reverted to an older, better formated version of the page. I think we can work some of the material in though. - Ravedave 16:35, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
The section about the J.V. Bailey House currently says, "It is a historic building, dating back to the 1800s when the fairgrounds land was the Ramsey county poor farm."
I have found sources indicating that the house was built in the early 1900's -- 1911 or 1912, depending on the article. I presume this should be changed? Also, there is a picture of the house in the Wikimedia Commons ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:MNSF_Bailey.JPG ) -- should this be incorporated into this section of the State Fair article, or at least linked to?
Articles about the house, indicating the date of construction to 1911 or 1912:
Knagl ( talk) 10:37, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
The American Red Cross has been a staple part of the Minnesota State Fair for 30 years. They've treated thousands of patients yearly, and at no cost whatsoever to the fair-goers. It would seem right that something like that would be mentioned as part of the State Fair gathering. The amount of effort, and volunteer work put in by their members for the blood drive, and the medical team seems to go unaccounted for on this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.20.79.252 ( talk) 04:30, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
The fair only lasted six days when it first moved to its permanent home at the State Fairgrounds in 1885. It was eight days from 1919 to 1938, ten days from 1939 to 1971 and 11 days from 1972 to 1974. It has been 12-days long since 1975. wcco tv story sept 1 2016 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.22.85 ( talk) 18:52, 3 September 2016 (UTC)