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July 4, 1888, became the birthday of professional rodeo when a group of Prescott, Arizona, merchants and professional businessmen organized the first formalized “cowboy tournament” and offered cash prizes. A cowboy named Juan Leivas walked off with rodeo’s first professional title and was documented in the subsequent edition of the Arizona Journal-Miner. These “Cowboy Contests” [...]

Wow – I am all for this, who says adults cannot have fun at Easter too. Caroline County Chamber of Commerce Adult Easter Egg Hunt, at The Meadows Event Park Home of the State Fair of Virginia t is the second year for this annual fun-filled event! Adults over the age of 18 search for eggs [...]

This is the 45th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, kicking off at noon in downtown Milwaukee. The interview is with the Marketing and Events Director, Marissa Miller. What is new this year in the parade, and old. What kind of supporting activities go on around the parade, what is there for families and kids.Milwaukee takes [...]

Rick Adam/A.K.A. Professor Paddy-Whack has toured everywhere, from Maine to China. for over 30 years he’s been featured on stage, television, radio, and film. He has shared venues with Garth Brooks, Livingston Taylor and Phish… to name a few. He has appeared on the PBS series “The Lonesome Pine Specials” in 1993, a video of [...]

Somehow I kinda doubt this is the worlds oldest Santa. Still the story is interesting… especially if you live in Akron, Ohio. Archeologist Finds Santa Claus at Old Toy Factory Site: Identifies the Original North Pole.

I am always now on the lookout for new and exciting competitions and contests our various fairgrounds are offering. The idea of course is to build a database here of the different contests and competitions. There isn’t one anywhere else I have seen. Contests and competitions are fun, relaxing and you can win some neat [...]

Being a allergy patient and gluten intolerant – I found this link extremely satisfying. There are a lot of people who cannot eat one food or another for one reason or another. To you I wish you all a Merry Christmas … and you know there is more to life then food. However with a [...]

Nov. 26-28th, Come out to the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, stay warm and have a lot of fun visiting with a very juried Holiday, Art and Craft Show. There is great food and entertainment for the weekend. Do you holiday shopping and have some fun. Santa and Rudolph will be around to entertain too. There is face painting for the [...]