Sea lions are not seals. This is one of the educational points made during the Sea Lion Splash performance at the North Dakota State Fair. Lilly and Maya, the star sea lions of the free stage show, may not be seals but they are definitely entertainers. “We just play the music and they know ...

Master of magic Michael Mezmer has been dazzling audiences across the globe for more than five decades and has made a pit stop on his summer tour at the North Dakota State Fair. For Mezmer, showbiz was a family affair. As a young child his older brother would drag him along to auditions where ...

Dozens of fresh-baked pies have been showing up daily at the North Dakota State Fair since its inception, and this year is no exception. Pies emerge hot from the ovens every morning at First Lutheran Church in Minot, where volunteers don their aprons at 6 a.m. to knead the perfect dough, roll ...

The fairy tale “Rumpelstiltskin” is about whether a miller’s daughter can spin straw into gold and riches. For Ossian Kidholm, a wool spinner from Norway who is giving free wool spinning demonstrations and education at the North Dakota State Fair this year, life’s riches come from ...