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Minnesota Public Radio's broadcast booth at the 1999 State Fair
was a spectacular success! With more hours on the air then ever before, our broadcasts
featured a Farm Forum with Senator Rod Grams; Midday with Senator Paul Wellstone;
a special Garrison Keillor quiz show, live concerts with THE JAZZ IMAGE™,
Ann Reed's State Fair song, and much more. View some pictures from the fair with
our slide show (above) and enjoy some of the following highlights from MPR's booth
at the 1999 State Fair.
 Listen
to Garrison Keillor's Show from the Fair!
(RealAudio 3.0 - how
to listen)
Garrison Keillor made an appearance at the Minnesota State Fair
- listen
to the entire event, featuring a special quiz show and Keillor's take on music
through the decades. You can also view the slide show of his appearance.
Bumper Sticker Contest Winners!
The "Build a Better Bumper Sticker" Contest was a great success - thousands of
entries poured in from all over the country, and even a few from abroad. Read
the winning bumper stickers, check out the best of the rest, and look at all of
the submissions on the bumper sticker contest page.
Take the Weather Quiz!
What's your knowledge of Minnesota weather? To find out, take the
third annual MPR Midday State Fair weather
quiz, presented by University of Minnesota Meteorologist and Climatologist
Mark Seeley on Midday's August
26 State Fair broadcast.
Jesse "the Muse" Ventura
In his short time in office, Governor Jesse Ventura has inspired praise, criticism,
and controversy, but this may be the first time he's inspired a quilt. Ventura
has been a popular theme for entries in the Fine Arts Competition at the Minnesota
State Fair, including one woman's full-size rendering of the governor on a
quilt - listen to hear
why she chose her subject (RealAudio 3.0).
State Fair Romance
Have you ever fallen in love at the State Fair? If so, the Morning Show wanted
to know! Read some listener
submissions, some of which made it into Ann Reed's State Fair song,
broadcast live from the fair during the Morning Show.
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