October 4, 2010 – Return of the Pumpkin People sounds like it would be a horror movie. But it’s not. At least not until they film Pumpkin People first. Until then, Return of the Pumpkin People is a Fall event held by the White Mountains town of Jackson, NH. On October 1st, Jackson-area businesses and residences create and display life-sized characters with pumpkin heads on their properties. The Pumpkin People are then judged, with winners announced on Columbus Day, although the Pumpkin People stick around for a few weeks afterward. Meanwhile, everybody’s invited to pick up a Pumpkin People map from the participating properties, the Jackson Area Chamber of Congress, or online and have a blast tracking them all down.
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And, after seeing all those Pumpkin People, Jackson, NH, is definitely now my favorite Jackson.