Locally many people ornament their homes this time of year with harvest motif. This home in particular I noticed and photographed for you to see.

The pumpkin has a special place in our area, and there is a festival at a nearby city devoted to the pumpkin. The Nekoosa GIANT Pumpkin Festival draws large crowds at the annual event.

Nekoosa GIANT Pumpkin Festival

GIANT Pumpkin Drop Event

The Giant Pumpkin Drop is the main event for the Nekoosa GIANT Pumpkin Fest. Young and old alike come to witness a gigantic pumpkin ascend to the top of a 100-foot crane. As the countdown begins, anticipation builds for the release of this behemoth fruit.

As the volunteers pull on the rope to release the pumpkin, the crowd cheers in anticipation of things to come. As soon as the pumpkin comes crashing to earth, the ground shakes and hoards of kids rush to the pumpkin in hopes of gathering precious Giant Pumpkin seeds. Maybe next seasons winner will come from the seeds collected today!!

Other activites at the Nekoosa GIANT Pumpkin Festival

The Nekoosa GIANT Pumpkin Festival is an annual event held in Nekoosa, WI. There are many activities at the event including;

• Pumpkin painting
• Pumpkin rolling contest
• Pumpkin weight off
• Bake off Contest
• Pumpkin carving
• Car and motorcyle show
• Giant Pumpkin drop event

2016 Nekoosa Giant Pumpkin Fest
Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off Results

(Name Place City Weight in lbs.)

1. Lorelee Zywiec, New Richmond, WI - 1,864
2. Glen & Margaret Martin, Combined Locks, WI - 1,688
3. Chad and Jackson Gehweiler, Chippewa Falls/Elk Mound, WI - 1,672
4. Debbie Gantner, Oshkosh, WI - 1,547.0 (also winning the Prettiest Pumpkin award)

Festival Link for souce info

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