Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 2, 2008, for the 5th Annual Tom Watson Watermelon Festival in historic Thomson, Georgia. There will be games, contests, a watermelon slingshot, music, food, and, oh yeah – WATERMELONS! Did you know there is only 25 calories in a serving of watermelon?
· Tom Watson Watermelon growing contest -- top prize $300 cash!
· Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest – the World Record, set in 1989 in Texas was 68 feet 9 inches, surely a good Southerner can out-spit a Texan.
· Watermelon Shot-put – not yet an Olympic event, but it probably should be.
· Watermelon Roll – how far can YOU push a watermelon with your head?
· Kids Zone – this watermelon-enriched area is JUST for kids ages 8 and younger. Come dress a watermelon, play watermelon toss across and win a prize for watermelon bowling.
· Arts & Crafts vendors, food, historical and educational displays
· Live Music!
· Watermelon has amino acids citrulline and arginine which help maintain blood flow and heart health.
The Watermelon Festival is FREE. It takes place from 9:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, August 2 at Hickory Hill, 502 Hickory Hill Drive, in Thomson, GA. For information call 706-595-8886 or 706-595-7777. For a map and directions go to www.hickory-hill.org. Y’all come!
A cup-and-a-half of watermelon contains about 14 to 15 milligrams of lycopene; the redder the watermelon the more lycopene it has.
