As the Great Minnesota Get-Together comes to an end, organizers are celebrating the success of one of their newest attractions: the Welcome Wall.

It was created as a replacement of the fairground’s recognition bench and table program — many of which are tributes to someone special. While the fair still puts out the 2,500 dedicated pieces each year, they ran out of room and decided to create something new.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Joe Mazan was live at the fair to learn more.