Alabama — Big Dean Sausage Festival Not connected with the Dean Sausage Company, this is strictly about Big Dean. Alaska — The Big Thaw Frozen solid all winter, things thaw out during the warm summer months. Bring a blanket and observe one of nature’s wonders in downtown Sitka, which was actually part of Russia until two years after the Civil War. Arizona — Escape from Lake Havasu City You won’t want to experience anything close to the 128-degree record temperatures that hit here on June 29th, 1994 — and no one else does, either... Arkansas — Hog-Shaving Festival Bring your favorite straight-edge razor and as many cans of shaving cream as you can carry, Suuu-eeeeee! California — Five Deuce Hoover Crips Block Party Weekend You can listen to songs about gang-bangin’ and ho’s from the safety of your suburban bedroom... Colorado — Aspen Summer Downhill Grass Skiing Festival Who needs the Winter Olympics when you can ski down some of the world’s most challenging trails on grass all summer …