Farmers’
Almanac editor Peter Geiger splashed his way to first place in a giant
pumpkin fashioned to look like a whale in the annual Pumpkin Regatta
yesterday, besting four other pumpkin boats. Geiger started with a
535-pound giant gourd for the race at the annual Pumpkinfest in the
small coastal village of Damariscotta, Maine. “After taking the guts out
and carving it down, it was about 70 pounds less,” said Geiger.
First-time racer Christian Rioux finished first in the powered-pumpkin
class. He strapped a 15 horsepower outboard motor to a shell fashioned
from an 800-pound pumpkin. About 1,000 people lined the shore of
Damariscotta Harbor to watch the pumpkin boats painted to look like a
pig, a peacock, and an old schooner. The 10-day festival celebrates
all-things pumpkin, from elaborately carved giants of 600 pounds or more
lining the streets to a derby, catapults and a 220-foot drop.
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