Each fair has carved out its own identity — Minnesota with its 500-plus food vendors, Iowa with its Butter Cow, Wisconsin with its cream puffs — but all three offer the kind of late-summer experience that has defined the region for more than 150 years.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Start with the legendary cream puffs — pillowy, powdered-sugar-dusted and worth the line.
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Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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