 One of the main attractions at the Minnesota State Fair is the food, and our Josh Peterson tonight shows us how some familiar faces from local fairs and festivals are now making an appearance at the State Fair. With an area that covers 320 acres, you are bound to see some familiar faces. And when you're at an event as large as the Minnesota State Fair, food is the economic driver that drives people to the fair. We get hundreds of applications to be as a fair, but we call ourselves the Super Bowl of Fair. So it's not easy to get in here, and then it's based on quality. Are you able to serve, you know, two million fair guests? Are you able to serve them a really good product? With an average of 1.9 million visitors annually for concessionaires, this is the place to be. For Miller's concessions, this is the first time at the fair for their popular cheese curd stand. The central Minnesota-based concession plays many of the fairs and carnivals in Minnesota, which is one of the reasons why they feel they were invited to be part of the great Minnesota get-together. Grand Rapids to Bemidji to St. Cloud, so a number of events all summer long where we've kind of pioneered or helped pioneer the flavored cheese curds out there. The Minnesota State Fair has cheese curd vendors spread all over the fair grounds, so for Miller concessions to get into the State Fair, they had to get creative and introduce their flavored cheese curds to the fair. I think it carries a lot of weight to be able to get out there to prove your product and get the notoriety going to make it to the big leagues, you know, the State Fair here. With a prime location at the base of the giant slide, business has been great, and the customers are pleased with the variety. I'd have to say the garlic is probably my favorite so far. The original is really good as well. They do, they like the ranch and the jalapeno ones. I give it a pass. I think they're delicious. It's just as cheesy and greasy as ever, so it's exactly what you want when you come to the State Fair, right? So when you're at the State Fair, say hello to the familiar faces who may have served you in your hometown and congratulate them on making it to the big leagues. In Falcon Heights at the Minnesota State Fair, I'm Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. And the Miller cheese curd stand is located near the corner of Carnes and Nelson Street on the fair grounds. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.