Like the true MN State Fairgoers we are, Nick, Whitney, Kristen, Curtis (!!!), and I kicked on the season on Day 1. Traffic nearing the fairgrounds became a backed up nightmare. Previous experience has taught us to abort Mission Park-at-the-Fair and find the nearest free Park and Ride. The first one we drove by had a mile long line of people waiting to get on a bus, so we kept driving. Whitney led us to a suspiciously empty P&R, and after some googling we came to the conclusion that it operated on weekends and Labor Day only. Seriously, they need better signage on site. A handful of us left, but some stubborn people stayed back and waited for a shuttle that would never come.

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