Rimkus grew up mere blocks from the sprawling permanent Minnesota State Fair grounds – near halfway between St. Paul and Minneapolis and a virtual city in and of itself. As a kid, planning for a few precious days at the fair was a big deal; Rimkus and his best friend would prepare a detailed budget …
To anyone attending the Minnesota State Fair for the first time, it may seem like a typical oversized Midwest Extravaganza, with all its appealing and not so appealing aspects. People of all ages, shapes and sizes milling around the fairgrounds with every sort of food imaginable-usually on a stick. Hawkers of wares, of good and …