Pronto Pup also has something else going for it: It claims to be the original corn dog at the Minnesota State Fair, debuting in 1947. And even more important, it was the first food on a stick to ...

It's an iconic food at the State Fair -- the Pronto Pup. For many of us, it is one of the must eat items at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Fairgoers gave their takes on the timeless Minnesota State Fair debate: Pronto Pup or corn dog? Donald Trump's Arizona Crowd Size Compared to Kamala Harris' The Houthis have defeated the US Navy ...

A native Floridian and recent transplant to Minneapolis, Thursday marked my first time at the Minnesota State Fair and I was ...

Two slices of prime Minnesota State Fair real estate have been nabbed for two incoming food operations, including a successor to the Robbinsdale OES Dining Hall space. According to Abby Harazin of ...

Corn dog or Pronto Pup? Time to determine which fair foods are Minnesota's favorites. ... — From salty snacks to sweets on a stick, the Minnesota State Fair has it all.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The old Robbinsdale OES Chapter building at the Minnesota State Fair will be turned into a Pronto Pup showcase. This week, State Fair officials announced that the building ...

Pronto Pups and other corndogs reigned second among the State Fair's top-selling foods last year with $2.6 million in sales, below Sweet Martha's chocolate chip cookies' $4.3 million.

From the great Pronto Pup vs. corn dog debate to witnessing "butter head sculpting" firsthand, we asked Great Minnesota Get-Together diehards what to see and do.

Rachel Karnis took her seat and started counting: one speared hot dog, two speared hot dogs, three speared hot dogs … The 15-year-old Pronto Pup employee would have to wait for 147 more hot-d… ...

But perhaps nothing is more evocative of the Minnesota State Fair than its food. Foods on a stick (including Pronto Pups, introduced in 1947) ...

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