The first Friday of each Iowa State Fair means the Best Burger in the State is being cooked and served at the Cattlemen's Beef Quarters:
Matt and the gang at the Wood Iron Grille in Oskaloosa moved in for the day to cook up 400 of them:
It's also the first day we hand out the Big Show Way We Live Award with our friends at Pioneer and the Iowa State Fair Board:
Congratulations to the Rick and Kathy Demmer Family, very deserving honerees:
You couldn't ask for better weather:
Senator Grassley was nice enough to stop by the Crystal Studios to visit with The Big Show and representatives of the Iowa FFA:
Meanwhile up in Pioneer Hall:
It's one of the most popular contests each year, drawing contests of all ages: