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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 2000
Page
11
A playful overview highlights unusual summer festivals and quirky events around the world. It notes bathtub races in Whitehorse Yukon and Nome Alaska, Leprechaun chases in Delta British Columbia, and odd spectacles like live bat displays and bag day celebrations, underscoring festival variety and local color.
A tour of quirky landmarks includes Collinsville Illinois water tower 170 feet tall built 1949 as a hockey joke, Duncan British Columbia 205 foot long 31 ton hockey stick from 1986, and Chatty Belle Wisconsin 16 foot high talking cow offering cheese quips.
Asah Sugar Valley, 13, Georgia envisions a free outdoor Star Wars themed festival for kids near a field and woods. The event would feature dancing games foods costumes a barbecue and wide kid friendly fun to celebrate the saga.
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