Damariscotta Pumpkinfest get wild
Published: Oct 13, 2009 12:00 am
Buzz Pinkham shouts during the motorized competition at the fourth annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Regatta, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Damariscotta, Maine. Pinkham and a friend came up with the idea for a race while looking for something to do with a 700-pound pumpkin they had shown at a county fair. They hollowed it out, attached a motor and launched what has become a wacky race that now attracts more than a thousand people to town. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A 650-pound pumpkin is released from a crane to smash onto a police cruiser during the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, in Damariscotta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A giant pumpkin dropped from a height of about 200 feet is about to hit a police cruiser during the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, in Damariscotta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A giant pumpkin, dropped from a height of about 200 feet smashes into police cruiser during the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, in Damariscotta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Caeli Shadis of Newcastle, Maine, competes in the 4th annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Regatta, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Damariscotta, Maine. The event started a few years ago when a couple of local guys looked for something to do with a 700-pound pumpkin they had shown at a county fair. They hollowed it out, attached a motor and launched what has become a wacky race that now attracts more than a thousand people to town. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Caeli Shadis, of Newcastle, Maine, gets pulled from the water after her pumkin sank during the 4th annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Regatta, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Damariscotta, Maine. The event started a few years ago when a couple of local guys looked for something to do with a 700-pound pumpkin they had shown at a county fair. They hollowed it out, attached a motor and launched what has become a wacky race that now attracts more than a thousand people to town. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Lisa Evans, of Roslindale, Mass., leads Peter Geiger, of Lewiston, Maine, during the paddleboat competition at the fourth annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Regatta, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Damariscotta, Maine. The event started a few years ago when a couple of local guys looked for something to do with a 700-pound pumpkin they had shown at a county fair. They hollowed it out, attached a motor and launched what has become a wacky race that now attracts more than a thousand people to town. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
markbender says
We were there and had a great time. Pete Geiger won fair and square! Made up for his sinking performance at last years event! Looking forward to next year!