The Giant Pumpkin Throwdown

local friends’ challenge to grow the biggest pumpkin

The rules of the event are simple: everyone involved has to throw in $5. The person who grows the heaviest pumpkin will receive half of the pot, second heaviest receives 30 percent, and the rest goes to the most interesting pumpkin-growing story.

Fall Colors 101

how those leaf things change colors

Most of us vaguely remember hearing the word “photosynthesis” at some point in school. But for those who pulled a Ferris Bueller and played hooky that day, let’s take a quick refresher course ...

Take a Hike

see the leaves, feel the sun, suck some of the crisp autumn air

Take a Hike

see the leaves, feel the sun, suck some of the crisp autumn air into your lungs