Hello Joey & Good Morning Gloucester!
Do you remember the pumpkin cannon & team members in front of Cape Ann Brewing Company during Fiesta?
“American Chunker” actually broke the world record while I watched on Friday afternoon. As the de facto “home team” for Cape Ann — Brian Labrie’s distance of 4,694.68 feet has succeeded in bringing home the Gold… Viva!!! Enjoy the photos!
Brian Labrie just moments after hitting the new record Friday afternoon…
Brian representing GMG early Saturday morning…
The presentation of the “trophy” following the end of competition Sunday afternoon…
Rick Terselic, daughter Louise & son Anthony representing Good Morning Gloucester with the Evil Pumpkin Boy, a.k.a. Dennis…
and here they were last year-
Rick Terselic Represents! At The World Championship Punkin Chunkin Competition in Bridgeville, Delaware
Posted on November 8, 2012 by Joey C
Update: If you want to learn more about this event I’ve located the following online resources–
Lots of great 2013 photos are available here: http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/pumpkins-fly-as-punkin-chunkin-under-way/1076277
Plenty of other Punkin Chunkin information here: http://search.delawareonline.com/sp?aff=1100&skin=&keywords=punkin%20chunkin
Enjoy
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Apparently the winning pumpkin that was tossed was grown right here on the North Shore at Marini Farms in Ipswich!
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Very nice shot and story – and that’s quite a distance for pumkin.:-)
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