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Sweater Stampede Forget the running of the bulls. Every Labor Day Weekend in Reed Point, Mont., the Community Club holds the Great Montana Sheep Drive. Last year over 700 woolly Suffolk and Targhee/Columbia crossbreeds rampaged down Main Street-until, after six blocks, they realized they had nowhere else to go and stopped to eat. Reed Point Community Club, 406/326-2325.

Downhill From Here Nothing kick-starts a lifetime of happiness like getting hitched high atop Lift #2 at the 13th Annual Valentine's Day Mountaintop Matrimony, at the Loveland Ski Area in Colorado. In 2003, the event-which requires a single lift ticket-joined over 70 couples in wedded bliss. After saying their vows, the newlyweds skied down to a free reception with music and food. Plus, tossing snowballs is much more fun than rice. 800/736-3754, www.skiloveland.com.

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