14 Mar, 2025

Can one Reddit user go down the Charles River in a pumpkin boat? It’s not as unusual as you might think.

Local News It’s apparently one Reddit user’s dream to journey down the Charles River in a pumpkin boat. Pumpkin regattas, like the Damariscotta, Maine, event pictured here, are competitions where people race each other in pumpkin boats. Courtesy of Lisa Conway Macnair with the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta It’s not uncommon for unusual local sightings […]

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The country’s best pumpkin patch is in Maine, according to USA Today readers

New England Travel The farm grows 60 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds. Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant, Maine. Treworgy Family Orchards / Facebook It’s hard to top farms in Maine when it comes to fall activities, according to USA Today readers. New England has 6 of the best fall foliage road trips, according to […]

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A South Shore pumpkin patch was voted the best in Massachusetts

New England Travel You’ll find it in Plympton. Cut pumpkins sit in the field of the back patches. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Pumpkins are a necessity for many fall activities, from baking a delicious pie to carving haunting jack-o-lanterns. According to a recent FamilyDestinationsGuide.com poll, the best pumpkin patch in Massachusetts can be found at Sauchuk’s […]

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True North and the Topsfield Fair are serving a new Giant Pumpkin Ale

Beer Plus: A new Braintree beer garden on the South Shore. Giant Pumpkin Ale, a collaboration between True North Ales and the Topsfield Fair. Handout So as not to leave out either shore, this week’s beer news comes from both north and south of the city. It’s fair season, and since first hosting a cattle […]

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Giant pumpkin grown in Mattapan community garden draws attention at Vermont weigh-in

Neighborhoods The gardener, from Boston, grew the 376-pound gourd in a 240-square-foot plot. Michael DeMarco brought a 367-pound pumpkin to a Vermont weigh-in on Sept. 16, 2023. He said he grew the pumpkin at a Mattapan community garden. Courtesy of Michael DeMarco When the New England air begins to turn crisp and leaf-peeping plans are […]

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