Gross profit that year was $30,000. The Tilt-a-Whirl first appeared at the Minnesota State Fair in 1926 and had 4,233 riders over the seven days that the fair was open. Each ride cost 15 cents.

Summer is fair and carnival season across ... For nearly a century, the Tilt-a-Whirl has been spinning and flinging riders at state fairs and traveling carnivals. It all started in Faribault ...

Growing up many, of us have memories of going on rides at a carnival or the state fair. The Tilt-A-Whirl is one of the ... it’s our history and a Minnesota story," said Sue Garwood, with the ...

About 70 million people ride a Tilt-A-Whirl each year. And one city in Rice County is known as the "birthplace of the Tilt-A-Whirl." In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen takes us to ...

Ask most Minnesotans, and there is little doubt that our State Fair is the absolute best in ... Techno Power - This ride is located at Mighty Midway. Tilt-A-Whirl - This ride is located at Kidway.

We're deep into the deep-fried, tilt-a-whirl-laced pleasures of county fair season in Minnesota. Every weekend, right up until the state fair, county fairs take place across the state with tractor ...

One ride on the carnival midway could earn the state of Minnesota’s seal of approval ... students from her district who say the Tilt-a-Whirl ride deserves special attention because it was ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Have you ever wanted to take home a piece of Minnesota State Fair history? A classic Kristy's Kiddy Kar? Maybe a vintage Tilt-A-Whirl cart? How about a wooden pinball ...

I caught up to her as she stumbled out of the Tilt-A-Whirl’s exit gate with three friends at the Minnesota State Fair. “I couldn’t breathe I was laughing so hard,” she said. “It’s one ...