LAKE PARK — Gloomy weather didn’t dampen the fun kids were having at Pumpkin Fest in Lake Park on Saturday morning. They loved the "Ninja Anywhere" obstacle course, inflatable games and the two barrel trains weaving around in City Park.
Chris Berg of Hawley attempts to get a photo of some of her grandkids, who were having a great time at Pumpkin Fest in Lake Park on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.
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Everybody seemed to like the Corn Maze in a field a few blocks east of the American Legion, and the wagon rides between the Corn Maze and the Fire Hall just added to the fun. A classic car show stretched for several blocks downtown, where a dunk tank and several food stands were doing steady business.
Graham Vickmark leads the way through the corn maze during the Lake Park Pumpkin Fest on Saturday. He is followed by his father, D.J. with 18-month-old twins Edwin and Victor in the stroller, and then by mom Melanie holding hands with Lilybelle. The family lives in Detroit Lakes, and Melanie teaches math at LPA high school .
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Dozens of other events were held over the three-day celebration, including a pumpkin-weighing contest, an Autumn display contest, a 5K run Saturday morning and a parade on Saturday afternoon.
Dewey Grunewald of West Fargo checks out a unique Studebaker truck at the classic car show during Lake Park Pumpkin Fest on Saturday. The truck is now owned by Kelly Miletto of Lake Park, who was inside the vehicle at the time with his wife, Candace and 3-year-old son, Charlie. Miletto said the 1950 truck was one of a half-dozen Studebakers owned by his grandfather, Walt Lenius, who built this one himself from the bare chassis. The shark design was done by Lenius in honor of a friend's father, one of the Flying Tigers who flew P-40s in China against the invading Japanese in World War II.
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Porter Kirkwood, 6, who lives in the Cormorant lakes area, carves a pumpkin Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 in Lake Park under the guidance of Pumpkin Fest volunteer Louis Shannon of Lake Park.
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The corn maze was popular during Pumpkin Days in Lake Park on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.
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The classic car show, including the red 1955 Chevy Bel Air in the background, was popular Saturday at Pumpkin Fest in Lake Park. From left are Wayne Zachariason of Fosston, Denny Eidenschink of Detroit Lakes and Tom Doyle of Hawley, who all brought classic cars to the show.
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An autumn display at a home in Lake Park in honor of Pumpkin Fest.
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Two barrel trains loaded with little passengers pass each other Saturday in Lake Park City Park during Pumpkin Fest.
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Kids were climbing all over a portable Ninja obstacle course at Lake Park's Pumpkin Days celebration Saturday at City Park.
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