The Morton Pumpkin Festival is a pumpkin festival held in the city of Morton, Illinois. The dates weren't specific back then, but now, the festival has an agreed date that runs on Wednesday up till Saturday during the middle of September. The city of Morton has earned its name 'the Pumpkin Capital of the World' due to this festival.
The event is a large affair around Morton. Around less than one thousand volunteers handle the food alone. The money earned, of course, goes to the community. The local businesses in the area (whether small enterprise or franchised) help with the volunteers, though they usually go with helping with the breakfast and dinners. It's a hand-in-hand affair when festival time arrives.
The main theme of this festival, is of course, the orange-colored gourd, pumpkin. Most of the attendees come here for the pumpkin-themed food. Pumpkin chili, pumpkin juice, pumpkin bread, pumpkin-nickel (that's a joke), pumpkin caramels and shakes, pumpkin ice creams and fudge. Basically, turn everything you can into something pumpkin-y.
The main attraction however, is the Punkin' Chunkin' Contest that was based off a similar event in Lewes, Delaware; the Punkin' Chunkin' Festival. Morton holds the record for the farthest ever flown. The winners are then declared at the end of the day.
Punkin' Chunkin' has a lot of weird, but very innovative ideas. From trebuchets, catapults, air cannons, air guns, centrifugators and etc. The record holder is the Q-36 Pumpkin Modulator, a 100-foot air cannon that had the world record (1,430m).
If you're planning to visit Illinois sometime around September, be sure to drop by the area. The food is enough to keep most tourists and well-wishers preoccupied, and the chunkin' to keep kids (and a lot of the adults) entertained. Just don't forget to bring your umbrella in case it rains.
The event is a large affair around Morton. Around less than one thousand volunteers handle the food alone. The money earned, of course, goes to the community. The local businesses in the area (whether small enterprise or franchised) help with the volunteers, though they usually go with helping with the breakfast and dinners. It's a hand-in-hand affair when festival time arrives.
The main theme of this festival, is of course, the orange-colored gourd, pumpkin. Most of the attendees come here for the pumpkin-themed food. Pumpkin chili, pumpkin juice, pumpkin bread, pumpkin-nickel (that's a joke), pumpkin caramels and shakes, pumpkin ice creams and fudge. Basically, turn everything you can into something pumpkin-y.
The main attraction however, is the Punkin' Chunkin' Contest that was based off a similar event in Lewes, Delaware; the Punkin' Chunkin' Festival. Morton holds the record for the farthest ever flown. The winners are then declared at the end of the day.
Punkin' Chunkin' has a lot of weird, but very innovative ideas. From trebuchets, catapults, air cannons, air guns, centrifugators and etc. The record holder is the Q-36 Pumpkin Modulator, a 100-foot air cannon that had the world record (1,430m).
If you're planning to visit Illinois sometime around September, be sure to drop by the area. The food is enough to keep most tourists and well-wishers preoccupied, and the chunkin' to keep kids (and a lot of the adults) entertained. Just don't forget to bring your umbrella in case it rains.
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