Dave Johnston is retiring after working 50 years at the Minnesota State Fair - he's sold Shammy towels for 44 years! If you've stopped and listened to a Shammy Towels sales pitch in the Merch Market, then you've heard Dave's work!

Nancy Gossell is the liason for The Weavers Guild at the Minnesota State Fair. The Weavers Guild of Minnesota has been demonstrating every year since 1952 at the Minnesota State Fair. They educate people on how to spin and weave through a variety of techniques, using different types of looms and spinning wheels, in the Creative Activities Building.

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Andy's Grille is celebrating 40 years at the Minnesota State Fair! Michelle Hickey, one of four siblings that own Andy's, shares the story of this iconic brand at the fair. From Philly Cheesesteaks to Caramel Apple Seltzers to the hourly staff dance to Greased Lightning, Andy's is a fan favorite for generations of fairgoers! Plus, a surprising story about "Andy" himself!

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Behind the scenes stories with three different MN State Fair competitors!

16-year-old Charley Kietzman participates in both 4H and FFA, and will be at the fair all 12 days with dairy cattle!

Maggie Engel has a cottage bakery and is entering cookies and bread in professional baking categories in Creative Activities, and also in Bee & Honey.

Shayna Rutledge enters crochet items in Creative Activities, and also made a crocheted honeycomb corset to enter in a Bee & Honey creative arts category!

Look for their competition results when you visit the fair!

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Info Booth Ladies Kristen & Margie traveled to the garden of 2025 Minnesota State Fair Giant Pumpkin Contest winner Alex Bogie, to see his 2026 crop and learn what to takes to grow GIANT pumpkins!

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

The Abdos, a self-described entrepreneurial family, own and operate two businesses at the Minnesota State Fair. Gopher State Ice is the one and only ice supplier to vendors on the fairgrounds, and Big Fat Bacon is a truly iconic food-on-a-stick! Larry and Caryl join us to tell us about the three generations of their family who make it happen, and their favorite stories from more than 50 years doing business at the fair!

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Miss Shannon's Sock Hop show at the MN State Fair is a review of 20th century social dances as they would have been performed in Minnesota, from ragtime to the rock & roll stroll!

To learn more about Vintage Dance With Shannon & Bill (they do weddings - how fun is that?!) visit their website at shannonandbill.com.

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

A staple at the Minnesota State Fair since the 1950's, Playland Arcade has provided fun to generations of families! Tim Zahn, Chief Operating Officer of American Amusement Arcades (a division of Lieberman Companies), joins us to talk about operating an arcade at the fair.

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

---------

Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Jean & Tim own a home near the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, and run a parking lot in their yard every year during the fair. These two are a hoot! As the Info Booth Ladies found out, the spirit of the fair family extends off the fairgrounds.

Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe.

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

Looking for Info Booth Ladies merch? Click here!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

---------

Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic