Pumpkin Festival, NH

In November 2006, many months ago now, I had the unusual opportunity to go to the Pumpkin Festival in Keene, New Hampshire. The small city of Keene is about a 20 minute drive from Brattleboro, Vermont where I currently live.

Every year, Keene tries to break the world record of having the most carved pumpkins, or jack-lanterns lit all at once in their downtown area. Unfortunately they didn't break the record this year, but apparently they were close! Literally streets are aligned with thousands of jack-o-lanterns and many tall scaffolds of pumpkins lighting up the town. It was an amazing site.
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Try to imagine jack-o-lanterns eerily lighting up the streets while thousands of people walk inside the road admiring the variety of creative, and not so creative carvings. There was a snowman jack-o-lantern, Sponge Bob, Picasso, as well as incredibly talented ones of Louis Armstrong, and other famous celebrities. I was amazed at the myriad of designs people came up with.

So continues Erin's adventures in New England... so many firsts. I remember fondly drinking a pumpkin latte while walking amidst the festival. Although it was a chilly night, it was a warmly entertaining experience.