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Four highlights not to miss at the 2017 Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports the 2017 Iowa State Fair runs through August 20 with gates open 7 am to 1 am. Highlights include three new People's Choice Best New Food Contest finalists Pork Almighty Towns Big Pork Leg and Mig's Apple wood Smoked Chicken Wrap, grandstand acts such as Paramore Flo Rida Alabama Little Big Town John Mellencamp and Kid Rock, Thrill Ville Thrill Town Thrill Zone rides, and the Butter Cow sculpted by Sarah Pratt with a Laura Ingalls Wilder likeness and Solheim Cup tribute in West Des Moines next week.
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Little Big Town
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