Tag: Fairs and festivals

On French Riviera hillsides, the once-dominant Menton lemon gets squeezed by development

MENTON, France -- When the French Riviera town of Menton prepares to host its lemon festival each year, it assembles more than 140...

Drought pinched Louisiana's crawfish harvest, but mudbug fans are weathering the shortage

BATON ROUGE, La. -- In Jeff Pohlmann's 39 years of selling crawfish in Louisiana he has never seen the industry face such an...

A family-run workshop keeps the legacy of the Mexican fireworks alive despite the danger

TULTEPEC, Mexico -- Every year, in the first week of March, hundreds of giant paper-mache bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the...

Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands -- Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches are vying for the attention of well-heeled collectors as...