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Laurain Lodge hosts its annual Halloween pumpkin contest for more than 80 children

Also Annual Laurain Lodge Grand Halloween Pumpkin Contest 2004

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TypeEvent
Date2004-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2004-10
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
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Beaver Island

Summary

Laurain Lodge hosted its annual Halloween pumpkin-judging contest the weekend before Halloween in 2004. More than 80 children entered, and the event included prizes, pumpkins, candy, cider, and illuminated walkways.

Evidence limits

The report gives the number of entrants and named prizes but does not provide a complete attendance count, budget, or subsequent contest results.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 2004, "Hey, pumpkin, mind if I cut in?"
    Reports the Laurain Lodge's annual pumpkin-judging contest, more than 80 child entrants, the winning designs and prizes, and support from the BIBCo and School Student Council. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the pumpkin contest report and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Laurain Lodge hosts its annual Halloween pumpkin contest for more than 80 children”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-laurain-lodge-halloween-pumpkin-contest-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2004, "Hey, pumpkin, mind if I cut in?" (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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