Your complete guide to Day 6 at the Minnesota State Fair

It's not like other states don't have fairs; corndogs and corn roasts aren't exclusive to the Gopher State, either.

So what is it?

WCCO's investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan was on the case.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Tuesday is Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair, a time to say thank you to all the men and women who have served, and are serving, our country.

You could find all kinds of tributes to the military on the fairgrounds. At Dan Patch Park, more than 50 different groups that support the military were on hand. They were there to offer support in a lot of different areas, but that was just the start.

WCCO's Reg Chapman spent some time with some of his fellow brothers and sisters who have served.

Click here to read more about the day's events.

On the second level of the Grandstand, there's a great place to watch sunsets here at the fair.

The Hideaway Speakeasy even named a new drink after the view, fittingly called "Hideaway Sunset." Here's a preview from Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield.

We're not proud, but we got a big chuckle out of Amelia Santaniello's reaction to donning a blindfold and sticking her hand into a box in order to see if she could guess what, exactly, she could feel.

Needless to say, it took a few attempts.

How many animals do you think are born at the Miracle of Birth Center each year -- 75, 150, or 200?

Check the video below for the answer. And you can play interactive trivia games each day on The 4, our new news show with Jeff Wagner and Erin Hassanzadeh airing weekdays at 4 p.m.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- There's a group here at the fair trying to prove that you can teach old dogs new tricks. The crew at the All-Star Stunt Dogs Splash show travel around the country showing off these shelter dogs turned superstars.

It can take over a year to train these dogs to perform dock dives, standing on trainers' backs, and other such forms of showmanship.

The All-Star Stunt Dogs Splash perform daily at the North Woods stage. The shows are at 11 a.m., 2 and 4:30 p.m. 

Day 5 attendance at the Minnesota State Fair easily bested the figures that were reported in 2021, but fell short of the record set back in 2017.

On Sunday, 120,288 were reported to have gone through the turnstiles at the fair. In 2021, that figure was just 91,568. However, in 2017, Day 5's attendance was 144,504, a record that still stands for Day 5 traffic..

As of now, there have been 714,263 admissions to the 2021 fair, with each day tracking above what the figures were in 2021.

Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield spoke with Rachel Rynda, this year's Princess Kay of the Milky Way, about growing up on a diary farm and what it's like getting her portrait carved in butter.