- Date
- 2002-11
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunityagriculturecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
For more than five years, Theresa and Larry Laurain had hosted a Pumpkin Fest contest at Laurain Lodge. In 2002 Saygan Croswhite placed first, Caitlin Boyle second, and Lindsey Kenwab(k)akise third; Ronnie Marsh, Alex Kuligowski, and Meg Works were runners-up. The uncarved “perfect cube” pumpkin finished last.
Evidence limits
The newspaper report does not give the contest date, judging criteria, or a complete list of entries.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “A Pumpkin Fest at the Laurain Lodge.”Reports the annual contest’s first three places—Saygan Croswhite, Caitlin Boyle, and Lindsey Kenwab(k)akise—along with runners-up Ronnie Marsh, Alex Kuligowski, and Meg Works. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Pumpkin Fest report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Laurain Lodge hosts its annual Pumpkin Fest contest in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-laurain-lodge-pumpkin-contest-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “A Pumpkin Fest at the Laurain Lodge.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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