Elroy Morgan (center), of Charleston, lifts his state record-setting long gourd with volunteer help at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off at the Louis Doe Home Center in Newcastle on Sunday, Oct. 1. The 150 and 7/8th-inch gourd, which broke the previous record set by Morgan himself, was grown from a trellis on top of his house and pollinated at night. (Elizabeth Walztoni photo)
