Crowds flock to Punkin Chunkin

  • Robert Grand photo Hayesville Hurlers shoot pumpkins 2,247 feet during Saturday’s Punkin Chunkin machine competition. The team landed one pumpkin 3,309 feet into the field. The Hurlers ended up taking first overall among the six competitors.
    Robert Grand photo Hayesville Hurlers shoot pumpkins 2,247 feet during Saturday’s Punkin Chunkin machine competition. The team landed one pumpkin 3,309 feet into the field. The Hurlers ended up taking first overall among the six competitors.
  • Photo • Robert Grand Cars are lined up as far as the eye can see on both sides of the Settawig Road entrance to this weekend’s Punkin Chunkin Festival site. By many accounts, this year’s crowds were among the largest in the events 13-year history.
    Photo • Robert Grand Cars are lined up as far as the eye can see on both sides of the Settawig Road entrance to this weekend’s Punkin Chunkin Festival site. By many accounts, this year’s crowds were among the largest in the events 13-year history.
By Becky Long Publisher   If the long traffic lines on Settawig Road are any indication, the 13th annual weekend-long Punkin Chunkin Festival in Brasstown appears to have exceeded pre-event…

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