Heading to the State Fair? Try the New Cell Phone History Tour from the Minnesota Historical Society!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 9:00AM;)
Minnesota State Fair history is now at your fingertips with a new cell phone tour developed by the Minnesota State Fair Foundation and the Minnesota Historical Society.
Fairgoers can use their own phones to dial up the voice of Tim Russell from “A Prairie Home Companion” and listen while he guides them to 12 historically significant spots at the fair.
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Find out how State Fair mascot Fairchild got his name, which famous folks appeared at the Grandstand and what Marjorie Johnson’s secret is to winning so many blue ribbons for baking!
Also hear fun facts, fair sounds and personal memories.
“The cell phone tour takes fairgoers to places they may have passed many times, but this time they’ll learn fascinating stories related to those places,” said Wendy Jones, Head of Minnesota History Center Museum and Education Programs.
Smart phone users can scan a QR code on the sign at each stop to connect to the tour.
Brochures for the cell phone tour are free and can be found at fair information booths, the J.V. Bailey House and at the Minnesota Historical Society Booth #79 in the lower level of the Grandstand. Fairgoers who finish the walking tour get a free prize (while supplies last).
If you can't make it to the Fair, you can still enjoy the cell phone tour. Call 1-877-411-4123 and follow the prompts.
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