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| Saturday, 26 July 2008 | |
 Looking for something a little different, a little more offbeat for your next vacation? Head to one of the hundreds of local festivals held around the country all year ‘round. From watermelon-thumping to “redneck games,” wild-and-wonderful festivals offer an opportunity to see the best (and the weirdest) that America has to offer.Every October – just before Halloween – the city of Manitou Springs, Colorado hosts the Emma Crawford Coffin Races . Participants dress as Emma, a 19th century resident who died of tuberculosis, and then was laid to rest after 11 men worked in shifts to carry her coffin to the top of Red Mountain (elevation 7,200 feet). The impersonators ride atop coffins that are pulled down Main Street by imaginatively costumed “mourners”, first in a parade, and then in the race. (Oct. 25) You just missed this year’s Lumberjack World Championships , but you can always plan for next year. Held in Hayward, Wisconsin on a site that was once a “holding pond” for the Weyerhauser lumber company, the competition pits over 100 lumberjacks against each other at chopping, sawing, rolling, and climbing logs. This is serious business – the prize money totals over $50,000, and lumberjacks come from as far away as New Zealand to compete. (Every July) If you enjoy doing nothing at all, you can celebrate it at the Telluride Nothing Festival , held each summer in Telluride, Colorado. The event was “accidentally created” by a local resident who was sick of all the festivals every summer, and sent a letter to the city requesting a “non-festival” permit for the one free weekend available. It was granted, and since 1991 the local residents celebrate nothing at all this weekend, allowing them to park, shop and enjoy their town without the crowds that come from the endless festivals. (Every July) You can discover more wacky festivals and see a cool slideshow at http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060501428.html |
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