You can join the fun by working with livestock or making cookies at Barksdale's State Fair Cookies. There is an average of 1,600 seasonal or fair-time staff members each year. Here's what you need ...

Look out Sweet Martha’s. A Chaska teen could have the popular Minnesota State Fair cookie maker in her sights. Erin McKenna, 17, a soon-to-be senior at Chaska High School, just won first-place ...

A fan-favorite Iowa State Fair vendor will not return this year. Peachey's Baking Company, known for its homemade glazed ...