The community of Dassel in neighboring Meeker County continues its annual Labor Day weekend celebration of Red Rooster Days. Saturday highlights include several sports activities and tournaments, a fine art show, the 25th anniversary parade at 3 PM, followed by a pie social, a waterball contest, the Dassel Ambassador Coronation at 7 PM at the Dassel-Cokato High School Performing Arts Center, and a street dance featuring the music of "No Shame" at 8:30 PM. The 4-day Red Rooster Days celebration draws visitors from throughout the area for great family fun for all ages. Red Rooster Days runs through Labor Day in Dassel.

After years of poor weather and stunted crops, Minnesota is heading for one of its best harvests ever. U of M agriculture specialist Mark Seeley says farmers have had virtually no problems with insects and crop blight this season. Wright County looks to be somewhat ahead of schedule in preparing for harvest, and most think the 2010 crop could be a record-setter.

One of the State Fair's biggest attractions has nothing to do with food or rides. It's the DNR fish pond that's teeming with nearly a thousand native Minnesota fish. And some are whoppers. The DNR's Donn Schrader says it's not unusual to have people standing two or three-deep around the fish pond. He says there's also something new this year, an underwater camera that gives you a fish-eye view of the action. The Minnesota DNR fish pond is located just behind the big DNR building on the fairgrounds.