Pumpkin Walk

The Pumpkin Walk

Every year in the month of October, North Logan City has a tradition they like to call the pumpkin walk.

Here is a brief history that came from their website, pumpkinwalk.com.

Every year since 1982, at the end of October, clubs and organizations have been turning pumpkins, squash and other garden vegetables into the funniest, cutest, and most creative displays this side of the Little Bear River. Twenty years is a long time to do anything, but when it's a tradition like the North Logan Pumpkin Walk, 20 years isn't nearly enough. 

The activity started as a simple and fun activity for neighborhood children to enjoy on Halloween held on the old Beutler farm in North Logan.

With the draw of Ida Beutler's homemade cookies and hot drinks, about 200 people attended the walk that first year. But it was such a big hit (and word spread so fast), that during the next year, attendance jumped to around 2,000 attendees. 

"The Beutlers took their apple crop and had them pressed into cider for Ida, in her gracious manner, to serve to visitors," said North Logan resident Nancy Israelson. 

With the help of enlisted friends and neighbors, it grew from there. There was one year when it was just too much for the Beutlers to do, so it was cancelled. The problem was that the Pumpkin Walk had become so loved - it left a void in the Halloween fun - so the next year the city of North Logan asked to help carry on the tradition. Today the Pumpkin Walk is more popular than ever. 
(Now they get between 20,000 and 30,000 attendees.)

(source: The Utah Statesman, 10/29/03)

When I was younger, my mother often contributed a scene to the pumpkin walk, so I have had some experience with it. This year, I was required to do 10 hours of volunteer work in the field of recreation for a class at school. So, I decided to create a pumpkin walk scene. I thought I would share it with you here.

Harry Potter - Giant Wizards Chess

 Ron on his horse as a knight is my favorite part of the whole scene.

 Harry, looking determined.

 Pawns

 I hope you enjoyed! This was way fun to design and put together. It's so fun to see what kinds of things you can create just using some produce,  paint, and rebar. I also had music playing in the background. It was the song that was playing in the movie during this scene.