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The holidays get special treatment for Thanksgiving weekend with "Mickey's Search Party," a turkey trot, the Festival of Trees and more. Things to do in Des Moines this weekend include Festival of ...
The oldest documented turkey trot, a still-ongoing annual event in Buffalo, New York, dates to 1675. [ 2 ] The Atlanta Marathon , which ran on Thanksgiving from 1981 to 2009, was the last full 26.2-mile (42.2 km) marathon to be run on the holiday.
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Wells Fargo Arena is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa Events Center , the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million. [ 5 ] Named for title sponsor Wells Fargo , the arena replaced the aging Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center as the Des Moines area's primary venue for ...
The plan for a sylvan theater in Des Moines was derived from plans prepared by city planners from St. Louis: Harland Bartholomew Associates. They created a comprehensive plan for the city's park system in 1927. [2] The Des Moines Garden Club had C.A Baughman from the same firm draw up detailed plans for Greenwood Park. Included in the new land ...
The Turkey Trot, unlike Thanksgiving, is not a family activity. This early-1900s dance shocked America. On Thanksgiving, we remember the original forbidden dance: the Turkey Trot
Eight "host communities" are selected each year by RAGBRAI organizers, with the exception of the inaugural route (1973). Two of the communities are beginning or end points, while the other six serve as overnight stops for the participants.