Our photographer spent hours and hours at the Fair

7 A.M. — Molly Nohr, 15, of White Bear Lake, yawns as she waits for customers at Al’s Subs at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. Nohr got up at 5 a.m. to start her 6:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. shift. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

8 A.M. — Tom Perry, of Minong, Wis., is over an hour into his shift as he works the pancake grill at the Hamline Church Dining Hall on the opening day of the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

9 A.M. — Caley Coyne, of St. Paul, performs her version of the “Fancy Shall” dance as part of Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

10 A.M. — A couple holds hands as they attend Sunday worship services at the Crossroads Chapel at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

11 A.M. — Cows are shuttled in and out of the Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum during the 4-H Dairy Cattle Show at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

12 P.M. — Penelope Kofoed, 4, enjoys some down time on the shoulder of her dad, Alex, as the Minnetonka family explores the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

1 P.M. — Alex Brown, of Hastings, walks through the Mighty Midway with a giant stuffed sloth she won at a ring toss game on the opening day of the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. “I win one every year and usually give them away to kids,” said Brown about her prize. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

2 P.M. — Riders and horses from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit are obscured behind a wall of bubbles during the daily parade at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

3 P.M. — Two-year-old Carol Fischer and her brothers, Benjamin, 6, and Timothy, 3, right, enjoy a handful of cotton candy as they ride in a wagon at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

4 P.M. — A young couple talk near a carousel ride at the Kidway on the grounds of the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

5 P.M. — WCCO-TV anchor Amelia Santaniello adjusts the earpiece and collar of her husband — and co-anchor — Frank Vascellaro before they go on air during a broadcast from the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

6 P.M. — Members of the Minnesota State Fair Mounted Patrol ride their horses along Liggett Street at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

7 P.M. — The lights of the Mighty Midway shine at the end of Carnes Avenue near sunset at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

8 P.M. — Rides at the Mighty Midway make a swirl of color in a long-exposure photograph at the the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

9 P.M. — Sisters Connie Braun, left, of West St. Paul, and Addie Braun, from Napa, Calif., relax on the boulevard along Underwood Avenue after finishing their shifts at the Minnesota Wine Country building at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. “After working 10 hours, we walk about the fair getting all the food we want to try, then come here our favorite spot, to make a little picnic with candles and watch people,” said Addie about their nightly ritual. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

10 P.M. — Fireworks explode behind the Great Big Wheel in a long-exposure photograph at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)