Oct 22nd, 2018: It’s The Great Pumpkin, Linus

[xoxoxoBruce]

Halfway between Boston and New Hampshire lies Topsfield, MA, a town of about 6,000 people.
Since they stopped burning witches nothing of note except the Topsfield Fair for the last 200 years.
One thing the fair in noted for every year is the biggest pumpkin contest.

Ron Wallace, of Greene, Rhode Island, captured the day Friday at the Topsfield Fair's All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. It was the third time Wallace has won the competition.
His pumpkin weighed in at 2,114 pounds, a new record for the fair, according to Topsfield Fair Spokesman David Thomson. The former record holder was Steve Connolly, who brought a 2,075-pound pumpkin to the weigh-off in 2016.

As the first place winner, Wallace received an $8,518 check from the fair. Dan and Holly Boyce of Benson, Vermont, came in second place Friday with a 2,017.5-pound gourd, and received a $3,000 cash prize. Scott Marley, of Bellingham, placed third and received a $1,500 cash prize with his 1,846.5-pounder.

Norman Gansert, of Johnston, Rhode Island, received the Howard Dill Award for the Best Looking Pumpkin at the competition, for his 990-pound entry, a nearly symmetrical pumpkin with a robust orange color.

It takes a lot of spice for a one ton pumpkin.

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