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PHOTOS: Opening Day at Market Fest Draws Hundreds

More than 400 visitors and roughly 60 vendors took part in the first Market Fest of the Year.

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Within a few minutes of its 4 p.m. opening time, Eagan's first Market Fest of the year was already a hubbub of activity.

More than 400 visitors stopped by in the first 30 minutes to listen to a musical performance, sample fresh salsas, strudels and a variety of fresh produce and check out work from local artisans.

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Over its 17-week span last year, Market Fest drew roughly 34,000 attendees. The farmers market was also honored by the American Farmland Trust, which named it the top farmers market in Minnesota and among the top 20 in the nation in 2011.


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