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| Page Views: 4,242 Last Visit to Smoky Lake: October, 2006 I Visit Here Frequently | Smoky Lake, Giant Pumpkin Capital of Alberta by Darby2 - last update: Jul 26, 2007 |
Pumpkin Capital of Alberta | John Lobay and his winning pumpkin |
Every October the town of Smoky Lake hosts the Great White North Pumpkin Festival. In addidtion to the big pumpkins there is also a threshing demonstration with an antique steam tractor. Current local Pumpkin champ for Alberta is John Lobay from Smoky Lake with a 751 pounder. Archie Lingi from Kelowna, BC set a new site record in 2001 with a 903.5 pounder.
However, in 2006, Don Crews of Lloydminster set the new Alberta record with a 1029 pound monster....not only that, he had the grand slam...also the biggest squash and biggest watermelon. During the festival the town's population swells from 1200 to more than 6000! |
|  | John Lobay's 751 pounder 1999 saw John smash the Smoky Lake record with this 751 pound pumpkin!
To see the weighoff results for 2001,
http://www.backyardgardener.com/weighoff01.html |
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hunterV Sun Jan 18, 2009 07:04 UTC
Hi, Dave! It must be an amazing festival with all those huge pumpkins... | tini58de Sun Mar 27, 2005 21:53 UTC
This is a fun page - Happy Easter! | roz.van Sat Jul 24, 2004 15:16 UTC
got attracted to this page by the name :o) wouldn't like to see one of those pumpkins in a dark ally!! lol | Dumpymotel Sat Jul 17, 2004 16:09 UTC
Damn.. That pumpkin is as big as one of those fat ladies on a Krispy Kreme Donut Calender... |
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