Each November, Pensacola invites visitors to vacation differently by vacationing artfully. Distributed across Escambia County in the heart of Florida’s Pan Handle, Foo Foo Festival celebrates the arts, culture, history, fitness, food, and entertainment in an event that lasts  twelve…
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This past weekend, the charming hamlet of Manson, Washington celebrated their 96th annual Apple Blossom Festival. A rural community located on the shores of Lake Chelan, Washington’s largest lake, Manson is best known for its vineyards, orchards, and outdoor recreation…
Here are five fairs and festivals that will allow you to experience the state of Oregon in a real and authentic way. Oregon County Fair Website: http://www.oregoncountryfair.org/ The Oregon County Fair is the most wonderfully bizarre event I have ever…
Portland, Oregon lays claim to general weirdness, but nearby McMinnville embraces quirky for a long weekend each May. Published in LIFE magazine in 1950, grainy black-and-white photos taken in at the Trent family farm in the outskirts of McMinnville are…
About this time every winter we get a bad case of cabin fever and thank our lucky stars some of our northern relatives defected to the land of sweet tea and fried okra. With nieces and nephews off for the…
Back after a few year hiatus, the Port Washington Pirate Festival is scheduled for June 3-5, 2016. We visited in 2012 and enjoyed the festivities, food,marketplace, children’s activities, and especially the parade. Located one block off main street, some of…