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The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall festival which takes place in nine communities in Parke County, Indiana, United States. It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges and is attended by more than 2 million people each year. It begins on the 2nd Friday in October and lasts 10 days. The festival began in 1957, when a group of local women decided to hold a three-day festival to accommodate the many interested tourists looking for information about the bridges. Now the festival is thriving and puts Mansfield on the map 10 days of the year. The first festival was rather small and occurred only in Rockville.

Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World". Rockville was laid out in 1824, three years after the county was founded, and became the county seat. In 1825, its population was between 500 and 600. The residents voted to incorporate the town in July 1854. The Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion and Rockville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC) was founded in 1913 in New York City, setting about to raise public awareness about cancer, which was heavily steeped in fear and denial by the general public. In 1945, the organization reorganized as the American Cancer Society, with fundraising efforts used to establish the Society’s research program. Since then, society-funded researchers have contributed to nearly every major cancer breakthrough since the start of the research program. Fundraising continues to remain an important part of the Society’s efforts to raise funds and awareness to save lives from cancer taking part in the form of bike events, walk/run events, skate-a-thons, and the annual Relay for Life.

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In 1979, the then Marriott Great America park redesigned their "Turn of the Century" rollercoasters in both Illinois and California rebranding them as The Demon. The storyline explained in the soundtrack for the ride is that the park missed payments on the Turn of the Century and a demon repossessed the ride. The coaster was painted black and effects such as fog and red waterfalls were added. The theme has remained largely intact since 1979, with a temporary addition of the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil after the parks' purchase by Six Flags and some updates to the original Marriott logo.

The Demon at Six Flags Great America has been featured as a ride during Fright Fest, the annual Halloween theme event, where participants can ride wearing 3D goggles during certain hours and witness demon attacks during their rollercoaster experience.

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Niagara Falls is part of the Niagara River that flows from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. The famous tourist destination is located on the American/Canadian border. Visitors can take a boat tour on the Maid of the Mist (pictured) to get close to the raging falls that guarantee you will get soaked. The Falls are also a powerplant that supports both the American and Canadian surrounding cities. Access to the falls is available from America and Canada with separate entrances and views of the park.

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American Eagle is a wooden roller coaster in Six Flags Great America, formerly Marriott's, in Gurnee, Illinois. Opened to the public in 1981, this racing coaster features two tracks side by side with the two trains leaving at the same time for a racing experience. The maximum drop is 147 feet and the top speed is 66 miles per hour, both of which were records for wooden coasters when it opened, but have since been broken.

The park was originally owned and operated by Marriott at its opening in 1976. In 1984, Six Flags purchased the park for $114 million and with it acquired the rights to use Looney Tunes characters at their other parks.

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The Blue Island Lions Club held a yearly parade on the 4th of July. The theme for this parade was Space: the final frontier. The Lions sold buttons along the parade route to raise funds to continue to put on the 4th of July parades and festivities.

Space: the final frontier, is a phrase made popular by the television and movie series, Star Trek. Space is considered the final frontier because it is massive and it is believed that during the lifetime of humans, we cannot fully explore or catalog all of space. The phrase comes from previous frontiers in history such as the exploration of the continents and the oceans.

The Lion's Club is a secular service club organization, founded in Oak Brook, Illinois, which promotes volunteerism, community involvement, and environmental awareness, amongst other things. 

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Blue Island is a South suburb of Chicago, Illinois, adjacent to the city. The suburb was established in 1835 as a way station for travelers on the Vincennes Trace, a former cross-country trackway that passed through multiple states including Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Blue Island has been a point of entry for immigrants since the 1840s. The city celebrated their 150th birthday in 1985 and were later chosen by the White House as part of the Preserve America communities.

The Lion's Club is a secular service club organization, founded in Oak Brook, Illinois, which promotes volunteerism, community involvement, and environmental awareness, amongst other things. 

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Around Kentucky, you can find places to ride horses, visit horse farm tours, or attend a wilderness horse camp in the Lexington area. The equine industry in Kentucky is a major part of the state's agribusiness, including sectors involved in horse breeding and rearing, racing, buying and selling, and tourism. According to a study by the University of Kentucky, the equine industry contributed $3 billion to the state economy in 2012 and generated 40,665 jobs. Kentucky is the United States' leading producer of horses overall, and the number one producer of Thoroughbreds, with 30% of the national foaling total. The famous horse race, Kentucky Derby, is held annually on the first Saturday in May in Louisville.

Horsing around is a common phrase meaning to behave in a silly and noisy way.

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The Northern Illinois Gas Company (Ni-Gas) began the annual ENERCON EXPO in 1974 that gathered “commercial and industrial customers and consultants to demonstrate energy conservation equipment and applications.” Ni-Gas, the founder of the expo, began working toward energy conservation in 1972 and produced conservation handbooks in 1973 to advertise their efforts. In 1975, Ni-Gas began working on a project employing ceiling insulation to enhance heating and cooling efficiency. ENERCON has since become an energy conservation firm partnering with other energy professionals to ensure safe energy development and use.