HARRISBURG — Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the dozens, prepared to “wait it out” for a storied treat: a Pennsylvania Farm Show milkshake. “They gotta be really, really ...

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Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the dozens, prepared to “wait it out” for a storied treat: a Pennsylvania Farm Show milkshake. “They gotta be really, really good because ...

ERIN NEGLEY/Spotlight PA People stand in line for milkshakes at the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. HARRISBURG — Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the dozens, ...

HARRISBURG — Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the dozens, prepared to “wait it out” for a storied treat: a Pennsylvania Farm Show milkshake. “They gotta be really, really ...

The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association has served milkshakes at the Farm Show since 1953, and in the years since, the drink has become nearly synonymous with the event. PA Local investigates why.

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