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NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire -- Cranmore Mountain announced the return of its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, from 4-9pm in the 10th Mountain Pavilion at the North Conway resort.

Rechristened "Rocktoberfest," this year's event will feature music by two rock bands including The Chris Fitz Band. Returning for this year will be the popular keg race and other beer-related fun and games.

Sponsored by New Hamp...

HUNTER and WINDHAM, New York -- The Tour of the Catskills Cycling Race will be held on September 6 & 7, 2008 in Hunter & Windham, NY. More than 400 racers from around the region are expected to race the 2-day 'stage race' similar to the Tour de France. Racers will compete over 2 days for an overall championship and a yellow leader's jersey. Races for both amateurs and professionals will be held on various local, county and state roads in Greene County. Par...

WILMINGTON, New York -- Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, among the most challenging ski and ride mountains in the nation, will host the Third Annual 5 Kilometer Downhill Mountain Bike Race on Sunday, August 31. Race time is 12 p.m.

This NORBA-sanctioned event (National Off-Road Bicycle Association), part of the Gravity East series, will carry a $5,000 pro purse, with the top men and women receiving equal pay. There will be several thousand do...

HIGHMOUNT, New York -- Chris Isaak will bring his unique blend of rock, country and pop tunes to the Belleayre Music Festival stage on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 8 p.m.

Isaak's smooth, haunting vocal style has propelled songs such as "Wicked Game" and "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing," to the top of the charts. Over the course of nine albums, he has produced a dozen hit singles.

In the mid-1980s, as his singing career was taking off, Isaak al...

HIGHMOUNT, New York -- Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill brings his hit-filled show to the Belleayre Music Festival in Highmount on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m.

Vince Gill is a multiple Grammy award-winning artist who has sold more than 26 million albums. He has earned 18 Country Music Association awards, including two for Entertainer of the Year and five Male Vocalist Awards. He has also won more Grammy Awards than any other male country ...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- Okemo Mountain Resort Assistant Lodging Director Matt Webb is the winner of the resort's Name-Those-Trails Contest.

With work nearly complete on Okemo's newest additions this year, resort management decided to turn to its staff for naming the two double-black-diamond trails at Jackson Gore. A contest was organized and the response was overwhelming. Among the hundreds of trail names submitted, White Lightning and Rolling Thu...

EAST BURKE, Vermont -- Burke Mountain announces today that the Grammy nominated Gin Blossoms will headline the 2nd Annual Burke Mountain Music Festival. Opening for the band will be Marc Broussard and platinum recording artist Howie Day.

The 2nd Annual Burke Mountain Music Festival will be held on Saturday September 13th, 2008, with proceeds benefiting "Kingdom Kids", a not-for-profit association providing opportunities for children in the No...

WARREN, Vermont -- If you enjoy watching people imitate bolts of lightning, then Sugarbush Resort will be the place to be starting August 16th. The Warren, VT resort will host the Gravity East Downhill Race Series August 16-17 and some of the country's best downhill mountain bikers will be competing for a $5,000 purse.

"We are really psyched to be one of the stops on the Gravity East Series," said Sugarbush's adventure chief John Egan. "The ??...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- It's all play over Labor Day weekend at Waterville Valley. A special edition Summer Unlimited package includes two nights lodging, rubber ducks for racing, all Summer Unlimited activities like daily golf, tennis, mountain biking and boating, outdoor concerts, and fireworks. Prices start at $57 per person per night based on a family of four. Stay four nights and Waterville Valley lodges will even add fuel to the fun with ...

PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire -- The 20th Annual Wildman Biathlon, one of the toughest multi-sport events in New England, is scheduled for Saturday, August 9th beginning at 8:00 a.m., rain or shine.

Athletes from all over the United States and Canada come as individuals and teams to New Hampshire's White Mountains each summer to experience this event, challenging their endurance amid some of the most spectacular scenery in the Northeast. The Wi...