Upcoming Events 2010

• 59-Minute, 37-Second Anvil Mountain Challenge, Nome, AK.
• Milwaukee Irish Fest, Milwaukee, WI (Aug 19-22). See http://www.irishfest.com/
• Soldiers’ Reunion Celebration, Newton, NC. 121st annual.
• Sun Prairie’s Sweet Corn Festival, Sun Prairie, WI (Aug 19-22).
• Belgium: Wedding of the Giants, Ath (Aug 20-22). Observed since medieval times. Goliath, King of the Festival, marries his fiancée at St. Juliens Church then battles the shepherd David in the afternoon. See http://www.ath.be/
• Little League 2010 World Series, Williamsport, PA (Aug 20-29). 64th series. See http://www.littleleague.org/
• Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, Machias, ME (Aug 20-22). See http://www.machiasblueberry.com/
• President Benjamin Harrison’s Birthday Celebration, Indianapolis, IN. See http://www.pbhh.org/
• Western Idaho Fair, Boise, ID (Aug 20-29). 113th annual. See http://www.idahofair.com/
• Battle of Blue Licks Celebration, Mount Olivet, KY (Aug 21-22).
• Bike Van Buren, Van Buren County, IA (Aug 21-22).
• Leadville Trail 100-Mile Run, Leadville, CO. See http://www.leadvilletrail100.com/
• Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Shakopee, MN (Aug 21-Oct 3, weekends). See http://www.renaissancefest.com/

Events Starting August 12, 2010

• National Hobo Convention begins at Britt, IA (Aug 12-15). Held every year since 1900.
• Switzerland: Lucerne Festival in Summer (Aug 12-Sept 18). See http://www.lucernefestival.ch/
• Hope Watermelon Festival, Hope, AR (Aug 12-14). See http://www.hopemelonfest.com/
• Iowa, Missouri and Skowhegan (Maine) state fairs begin.
• Channel Islands: Jersey Battle of Flowers begins (Aug 12-13).
• Great River Tug Fest takes place at Port Byron, IL, and LeClaire, IA (Aug 12-14). The only tug-of-war across the Mississippi River. See http://www.tugfest.com/

August 10 is National Smores Day!

by podchef

August 10 is National Smores Day and it's also the first day of school for many areas. What a wonderful treat it would be to make smores for the kids as a celebration of making it through the first day of school.

• see National Smores Day for recipe.

This photo says it all. It make's me want to reach right into the picture and grab up that smore and eat it.
I've never made homemade smores myself but this one looks deeeelishhhh.

If you make homemade smore and have a recipe, give us a link.
Happy Smores Day everyone!

Events Starting August 10, 2010

• Elvis Week at Memphis, TN (Aug 10-16). See http://www.elvisweek.com/
• International Federation of Library Associations Annual Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden (Aug 10-15). See www.ifla.org/ifla76
• The World’s Fair of Money begins at Boston, MA (Aug 10-14). See http://www.worldsfairofmoney.com/

Events Starting August 6, 2010

Good morning everyone! I found a whole list of events that start today. If you live in the area you may want to check it out. I'm always ready for a family outing and these look pretty fun to me.

• Braham Pie Day, Braham, MN. See http://www.pieday.com/
• Gigglefeet Dance Festival, Ketchikan, AK (Aug 6 and 8).
• Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN (Aug 6-22). See http://www.indianastatefair.com/
• Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago, IL (Aug 6-8). See http://www.lollapalooza.com/
• Musikfest, Bethlehem, PA (Aug 6-15). See http://www.musikfest.org/
• National Czech Festival, Wilbur, NE (Aug 6-8).
• New Jersey State Fair, Augusta, NJ (Aug 6-15). See http://www.njstatefair.org/
• Scotland: Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Aug 6-30). See http://www.edfringe.com/
• Scotland: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh (Aug 6-28). 60th annual. See http://www.edintattoo.co.uk/
• Twins Day Festival (Aug 6-8). See http://www.twinsdays.org/
• White Oak Rendezvous, Deer River, MN (Aug 6-8). See http://www.whiteoak.org/

Happy National Root Beer Float Day!- August 6 every year!

Twins Days

Here's A Fun Event!
Twins Days takes place on the first full weekend of August each year. For 2010, that's August 6,7, and 8. That's 0 Months and 2 Days ( 3 days ) away! Mark your calendars now!

The Twins Days Festival is open to all multiples -- identical, fraternal, young and old, twins, triplets, quads -- and their families.

This year's festival will have a western theme: "Twins Days Roundup"! Twins and all multiples are encouraged (but not required) to dress for the festival accordingly.
see http://www.twinsdays.org/

Sounds like a lot of fun!
I'm not a twin myself but I had twin brothers and I also married a twin and one of those twins has a twin wife and they also had twin girls! Yep! It's really true! The hubby and his idential twin has a birthday this month so happy birthday Stephen & Greg.
Pam

International Friendship Day

International Friendship Day celebrations take place on the first Sunday of August Or August 3rd of every year. The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in US in 1935. Gradually the festival gained popularity and today Friendship Day is celebrated in a large number of countries.

On this day remember to celebrate your friends. Friendships enhance an individual's sense of happiness and overall well-being. Yippp eeeee for good health, longevity and good friends.