All through this week and winding up on Monday, pumpkin enthusiasts far and wide will descend on the Twin Villages for all things pumpkin.
What started out as one man, Bill Clark of Bristol, simply trying to grow a bigger pumpkin than Sanford grower Al Berard, has taken on a life of its own. Based on the feedback we have gotten throughout this year, we believe people circled this upcoming weekend on the calendar months ago.
To be frank, we don’t exactly understand the enduring appeal of pumpkin-mania, but people undeniably have it. Of course, this is the same desk that once openly doubted whether Greg Latimer could arrange to have a pirate ship sail upriver and attack the town.
Today the Damariscotta Pirate Rendezvous has a coterie of fans no less devoted to their own local holiday, so what do we know?
We do know this weekend is the last major convulsion of civic fun in these parts before fall really gets going. We who are fortunate enough to live here know that life continues just fine through the winter months, but we won’t see a crowd like this again until next year.
However, like you, we are looking forward to this. The weather should be perfect, the pumpkins are primed, and this party is rarin’ to go.
Have fun. Be safe.
