Pumpkin posts
by Helen Gallagher (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Oct 18th, 2010 at 3:31PM:
There must be a thousand ways to break a Guinness World Record, and most are easier than this.
The city of Highwood, Illinois will light the night for Halloween this year. If all goes well, they will also end up in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most jack-o-lanterns lit in one location. To break the record, this little town of about 5,000 residents needs to beat Boston's record ...
by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Oct 2nd, 2009 at 11:00AM: Pumpkin farmers are a creative bunch of entrepreneurs. What used to be nothing more than a pumpkin patch with a small country store, has now evolved into a multi-million dollar entertainment industry. Most pumpkin patches obviously still sell pumpkins, but they also offer enough entertainment to keep you and your family entertained for a couple of hours. At many of these farms, you'll find ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Sep 27th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Head up to Cape Elizabeth, Maine to cut up a pumpkin, and you may wind up with a return trip. Inn by the Sea is taking the New England institution of pumpkin carving to a new level. Spend two nights or more at this resort in October, and you'll be given a complementary pumpkin ... along with the accoutrements for turning it into a frightening or masterful Jack O'Lantern. And, be sure to make some ...
by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Oct 11th, 2008 at 9:30AM: It is going to be surprisingly nice weather in parts of the country this weekend, so why not take advantage of it by heading out into the burbs to visit a pumpkin patch, corn maze or harvest festival? Many of these events are held at local farms that started by selling pumpkins, and most of them have grown into mini theme parks. Some of the local farms around me have added carnival rides, ghost ...
by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Nov 2nd, 2006 at 9:10AM: When my friends start emailing me links like this or suggest I take a good gander at the Naked Pumpkin Run I start to wonder what kind of person they think I am. Sure, I've zipped through Monteverde's cloud forest and bathed in Ibiza's waters nude, but what would possess someone to think that I might find comfort, enjoyment or even an exhilarating time in running nude with a pumpkin atop of my ...