The Great Minnesota Get-Together kicks off today. Folks from all four corners of the state and elsewhere are making the annual pilgrimage to the 12-day cultural celebration of everything that is "Minnesnowta."

Folks of all shapes and sizes rubbing shoulders and munching on fat-free cheese curds and Pronto Pups (fat-free until you take a bite, that is). The giant boar snoozing in the pungent Swine Barn. Kiddies giggling or screaming with delight at the Midway. The farm contraptions on display on Machinery Hill.

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