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State Fair’s 2020 Sporkies invite you to “vote for the finalist you think would taste the best”

August 10, 2020

It's an age-old thought experiment: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In the harsh reality of Wisconsin circa 2020, however, the thought experiment could be upda...

Reminder: The Wisconsin State Fair food drive-thru thing begins this Thursday

Matt Wild

July 20, 2020

Missing the sights, sounds, and smells of the Wisconsin State Fair? Well, even though the 2020 fair wasn't scheduled to begin until August (it was canceled because of COVID-19, don't you know), you can get a de...

Celebrate the first day of the 2019 Wisconsin State Fair with 7 years of ride-inspection videos

Matt Wild

August 1, 2019

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2019 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 1-11, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

Did anyone figure out who stole that State Fair golf cart and drove it all the way downtown?

Matt Wild

August 17, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • The 2018 Wisconsin State Fair is in the books, and it was a big one: a record...

240 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Wisconsin State Fair (Slim’s Lakefront Brew Pub & Eatery, Door County Fish Boil)

Caleb Westphal

August 10, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The first time I saw Alice Cooper was at the Fond du Lac County Fair in 2006. I had plans ...

We tried and ranked all the State Fair’s Milk House flavors…on the bleachers where those people had sex last year

Tyler Maas

August 7, 2018

The 2018 installment of the Wisconsin State Fair marks the 30th year of the Milk House. Situated near the South Grandstand Avenue near the Exposition Center, the structure—now called the Milwaukee Bucks Milk Ho...

We tried (and ranked) all 8 finalists for best “unique and unusual foods” at the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2018

Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. Starting yesterday and running straight through August 12, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin will offer up oodles of entertainment, animals of every kind, that DN...

Mandatory Milwaukee (and/or West Allis): Long live the Wisconsin State Fair!

Matt Wild

August 1, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Look on the 8 finalists for best “unique and unusual foods” at the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair and despair

Matt Wild

June 18, 2018

Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. From August 2-12, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin will offer up oodles of entertainment, animals of every kind, that DNR shack where you can renew your hunting ...

A couple had sex in the State Fair bleachers, and FOX6 talked to a mom and son unwittingly sitting in the same bleachers a few days later

Matt Wild

August 8, 2017

Over the weekend, no doubt hot and bothered from a day of photo-finish pig races and suggestive deep-fried foodstuffs, a man and woman had sex at the Wisconsin State Fair. Not only that, but the man and woman w...

Celebrate the first day of the 2017 Wisconsin State Fair with some Giant Slide videos

Matt Wild

August 3, 2017

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2017 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 3-13, thousands upon thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sight...

Bodybuilders at the Wisconsin State Fair

Celebrate the first day of the 2016 Wisconsin State Fair with some bodybuilding videos

Matt Wild

August 4, 2016

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2016 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 4-14, thousands upon thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sight...

Pabst will return to Wisconsin State Fair with new beer garden

Matt Wild

August 3, 2016

// The 2016 Wisconsin State Fair is approximately 24 hours away. Yes, beginning Thursday, August 4, Wisconsinites can once again enjoy oodles of farm animals, oodles of racing farm animals, cream puffs, dee...

State Fair vs. Summerfest, and mindless Mindset Lists

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 20, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Under The Sun Tour brings ’90s nostalgia to State Fair

Tyler Maas

August 13, 2015

In Sugar Ray’s last known hit, 2001’s “When It’s Over,” singer Mark McGrath asks, “When it’s over is it really over?” For the SoCal pop-rock band, yes, it pretty much was, despite the two albums that followed b...

Celebrate the first day of the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair with 10 years of pig racing videos

Matt Wild

August 6, 2015

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 6-16, thousands upon thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in the sights, t...

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