One of the highlights of my summer adventures was a trip to Wisconsin. I was getting to see two friends I hadn’t seen in years, which was wonderful. But almost as good was the news that we were going to spend my first day at the Wisconsin State Fair.

I’d been to county fairs before, but Rachel’s tales of the wonders of Wisconsin had stuck with me from my college days, and I was ready to experience all the wonders that 4H had to offer. But the main goal? As much food on a stick as possible.

The above, a PB&J on a stick, was one of my favorites. Kind of like a fried and jelly doughnut, it was warm and gooey and perfectly decadent. Wash that down with a microbrew Wisconsin beer, and I was ready for the rest of the fair.

Continue after the break to see more tasty treats (including another sandwich on a stick!)

On the “new food at the fair” list was chocolate covered bacon on a stick.  It was tasted…and quickly abandoned.  Yuck.

And of course we couldn’t move on without some fried cheese!

Where else should we get it from?

I was quickly informed that the real specialty of the Wisconsin State Fair are the creampuffs.  A whole building is devoted to them, and the assembly-line process….whoo.  I’ve never seen so much whipped cream in my life.

But the all-time most wonderfully weird item?  A Ruben On a Stick.  I know, I know, I wish I had a good shot of it – but it pretty much looked like a corndog.  The chunks of corned beef were inside, wrapped in sauerkraut, and then dipped in a rye pancake-y batter and fried.  I think I may spend some time trying to recreate this one…we’ll see how it goes.

So that was my trip to Wisconsin?  Where did you go on summer vacation?