Today in Hayward, Wisconsin, starts Lumberjack, the world tournament of choppers where they will meet and compete for the title of the best representatives of this oldest profession.
The Lumberjack World Championships began in 1960 as a way to acknowledge the rich history of the logging industry across the United States.
The Championships showcases over 21 unique competitions both for men and women, testing stamina, strength, dexterity and skills of participants who vie for more than USD 50 000 in prize money.
Gradually developing, the tournament turned into one of the most exciting events of this kind, largely due to recognition of rights of women to participate in competitions.
Every year, the festival gathers more than 12 000 spectators and more than 100 participants from around the world eager to test their physical data. It should be noted that despite the 3 doubles match (man and woman), male and female champions are determined separately.
Winter trout festival in Hwacheon-gun is the beautiful place to enjoy winter fishing. Every year thousands of tourists come there to eat fish and relax sledging.
Near the volcano Mauna Loa in Hawaii, on the 17-th of September the scientists finished an investigation that imitated the Mars lifestyle for the participators.
In natural park of Oregon state the wreckage of a part of cliff happened that broke a structure from sandstone of unusual form. Then, the reason has become identified. Particularly, the unique geological formation was deliberately broken by the tourists.
The citizens of Spain admire festivals where they can look at others and show their advantages. It is worth to recall at least their numerous battles with food including La Tomatina as one of the most famous ones. However, at the festival El Cascamorras nobody throws food. Instead, people out stains onto themselves with oily substance and try to stain others.
USA will invest $15 million in the program on fight with the climatic change in Central Asia, the head of state department John Kerry claimed at the meeting with ministers of foreign affairs of five Central Asian countries in Washington.
American man Robert Kugler arrived in the trip throughout the country with his dying from cancer dog called Bella. The story of a man who decided to arrange the last travel for death-sick dog interested foreign mass media, particularly, TV-channels WOWT 6 News and CNN.
Ice-cream in Italy meets a ready market, especially its local kind called as gelato. Italians love and appreciate gelato so much that they would not mind dedicating the entire festival to this dessert.
On new 20-dollar notes an Afro-American activist Hurriet Tubmen will be depicted – she stood against slavery, as the Ministry of Finances of the USA reported.
Festivals dedicated to the blossom of sakura are increasingly popular in Japan and in USA where this tree is the symbol of friendship between two countries.
Citizen of Michigan refused to cure the oncological disease that has been diagnosed so as to travel in different countries and continents visiting landmarks. Metro reports about that. The web-page in Facebook dedicated to the travel of 90-year-old woman is subscribed by more than 63 thousand people.
Harbin city is the capital of Heilongjiang province located in Northeast China. During the long winter months, the temperature here may reach -20 degree. These days International Ice Festival is held.
