Info Booth Ladies

FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts has a glass blowing demonstration area and booth for shopping in the West End Market. Lead Technician and instructor Isaac Theobald joins us to share how it all works! If you've never sat and watched a demonstration, put it on your to-do list for the Minnesota State Fair this year! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-ho...

Located in the West End Market at the Minnesota State Fair, Hagen & Oats features handmade wood art - everything from cribbage boards to custom pet portraits! Sisters Nikki and Anna own and operate the business, and share their fair story with the Info Booth Ladies. Be forewarned: after listening to this episode, you might want to become best friends with Nikki and Anna! Season 6 of Info Booth Lad...

Our Season 6 live show was recorded on 3/19/2026, with Minnesota State Fair CEO Renee Alexander and a live studio audience. It was Kathy's last podcast recording before she passed away suddenly just a few days later. She is greatly missed, but her love for the fair lives on. 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...

Season Six of Info Booth Ladies will begin on June 23rd, 2026. 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 cl...

Kristen and Margie share heartbreaking news. Please take care while listening. 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...

Surprise! One more bonus episode for Season 5 - play along with the Info Booth Ladies as we play an "I Spy" inspired game: Where on the Fairgrounds is Mary?! 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...

The 2025 Minnesota State Fair and Season 5 of Info Booth Ladies is in the books! The ladies recap the year, including Kristen's niece Kelsey's State Fair wedding shower! 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...

Pitchfork Sausage & Butcher Boys London Broil are mainstays at the fair, and Melissa Szala tells about the history of this partnership + all about their tasty food options at the Minnesota State Fair! If you're not hungry now, you will be after listening to this episode! 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:...

Annie & Molly join the Info Booth Ladies to share their stories of entering in Creative Activities and Crop Art - including our absolute new favorite category we didn't know existed: "Fruit or vegetable doll (not made from produce), must have head, arms and legs." In the second part of the episode, Kristen & Mary interview Anne just moments after she dropped her baked goods in the Creative Activit...

The Brewed in MN exhibit in the Agriculture Horticulture Building features 200 beers from 85+ craft breweries and brewpubs in Minnesota, with 7 flights of 4 beers on tap! They also feature an NA flight, and new this year: the Award Winners Flight featuring winning MN Brewers Cup craft beers! Jess Talley, Executive Director of the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild joins us to chat about this uniquely M...

There's only one deep fried pickle game at the Minnesota State Fair -- but there are two locations of The Perfect Pickle on the fairgrounds! Mother-daughter duo Jen and Vivian are representatives of the three family ownership team, and share the story of the booth plus their own love of the fair! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe. You ca...

Sara Hayden and Dan O'Brien of Sara's Tipsy Pies share their story of bringing hand pies to the MN State Fair! Sara's Tipsy Pies, brought to you by Sara Hayden and Sara's Bake Shop, can be found in the Food Building at the Minnesota State Fair! Don't miss out on their new food this year: Cinna-sugar Crust Tidbits ! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host...

Have you ever wanted to know more about Princess Kay of the Milky Way? Well, you're in luck! Rachel Visser was crowned Princess Kay of the Milky Way the evening before the 2024 Minnesota State Fair, and before she passes the crown to the next princess, she sat down with us to talk about this legendary role at the fair, what it's like to have your head carved in butter, and being a goodwill ambassa...

Jenny Warner is a beekeer, researcher and educator at University of Minnesota Bee Lab - and has the distinction of being the very first person to demonstrate a bee beard at the Minnesota State Fair! You can watch the bee beard demonstration during the only Wednesday of the fair at 1:00pm in the Agriculture Horticulture building! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our frien...

The CHS Miracle of Birth Center is celebrating 25 years at the Minnesota State Fair, and veterinarian Dr. Mary Olson was instrumental in the creation of this ultra popular exhibit featuring birthing and newborn barn animals! Calves and piglets and lambs - oh my! 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: @infoboo...

Phil Klint is the Vegetable and Potato Superintendent in the Agriculture Horticulture Building of Minnesota State Fair, and shares behind-the-scenes details and stories on everything from delivery of the Giant Pumpkin entries, to the creation of the Miniature Vegetables Home Garden Collection category! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe....

Andy Berndt uses photographs and videos to tell state fair stories - and is a one-of-kind kindred spirit to the Info Booth Ladies! A delightful human being, wonderful story teller, talented photographer & videographer - Andy is one of our favorites, and we know you'll love this interview with him & hearing some of his favorite fair stories! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory...

Gregg Karnis has some stories to tell! As the second-generation owner of the Pronto Pups franchise at the Minnesota State Fair, Gregg has seen it all and shared so much fascinating and entertaining fair history with the Info Booth Ladies! 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...

Sarah Morris, local singer-songwriter and lifelong friend of Info Booth Lady Kristen, shares her process for creating the DELIGHTFUL Info Booth Ladies podcast theme song and her love of the Minnesota State Fair! Find out more about Sarah, and where you can see her perform live, by visiting her website! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe....

The 2024 Minnesota State Fair and Season 4 of Info Booth Ladies is in the books! The ladies look back at the highs and lows and funny moments of the 2024 fair, and how much we love spending time with our fair family! 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 &nb...

In celebration of Day 1 of the 2024 fair (and admission ticket prices staying the same) - we're exploring all the ways you can enjoy the fair that don't cost an arm and a leg! Kristen, Kathy & Margie could literally go on for hours about free stuff at the fair, but we've edited it down to 28 minutes for you're entertainment! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend an...

Fresh off competing in the  finals of the Great American Baking Show, and years of winning ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair, Nicole Aufderhar joins us to talk competitions at the fair! Nicole competes in both Creative Activities and the Bee and Honey competitions! 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: @in...

Info Booth Lady Kristen caught up with 14-year-old Blake Krueger at the Washington County Fair, to talk about showing animals at both the Washington County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair. Blake shows pigs and cows, and wow - he really knows his stuff!  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: @infoboothladie...

Emilie is a third generation caretaker of the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers Cabin, which has been present on the fairgrounds since 1897! You can stop by this history museum during the fair and learn about early European settler-colonists in the State of Minnesota. 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: @info...

Bonus episode material! We had so many questions for Tony Schwandt, Superintendent of Creative Activities, we couldn't fit them all into one episode! If you're a Creative Activities dork like us, pull up a chair and listen in as we go deeper on the different competition categories and Tony's fair family! Season 6 of Info Booth Ladies is dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host Kathy Riewe...