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Coming Soon To Delaware: A National Park?
Besides working on health care reform and extending the housing credit, members of Congress are working on another pressing issue. Those from Delaware’s congressional district are looking to get the ball rolling on the creation of the state’s first national park. We’re all for more national parks, but we’ve been through Delaware, and park isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. However, we hear the Delaware Water Gap is pretty nice and it’s already a National Recreation Area—too bad it's not in Delaware.
Senator Thomas Carper is the one pushing hard for the First State National Historical Park, and he wants $5 million to preserve land near New Castle and to probably build a cool gift shop. Things at the park would focus on the state’s early settlers from Europe as well as other stuff perfect for an elementary school field trip. Besides the attractions in New Castle, there will also be sites outside of town like the Old Swedes Church in Wilmington.
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Pay Your Last Respects To Your Pumpkin During 'Punkin Chunkin'
Halloween is a great time for pumpkins as they are the stars of the show. However, after their big day, things go down hill pretty quickly. One of the worst places for a pumpkin, as it's where the globe is forced to meet its fate, is at the annual Punkin Chunkin events in Delaware. Here, teams compete to launch pumpkins as far as possible. These aren’t just simple slingshots, but are pretty complicated pieces of machinery and engineering. There are air-powered cannons, medieval trebuchets, and trusty catapults. Kids are even welcome to participate, just make sure that Mom and Dad don’t do all the work.
The air cannons are the coolest and probably most dangerous. The current world record was set at last year’s festival as a pumpkin was chucked 4483.51 feet. The other pumpkin launches do pretty well too, and you won’t be disappointed as the orange orbs are launched well over 2,000 feet into an open field. If you can’t make it to this year festival, don’t worry; you’ll be able to watch a replay of the day’s events on Thanksgiving night on the Science Channel.
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Missed Connections in Delaware: Throw Pumpkins at a Joe Edition
Love is patient, love is kind, love puts on a funny Halloween-themed hat just because you were asked to. Take someone to the Punkin Chunkin World Championship in two weeks by doing some dating in Delaware, home of possible vice president Joe Biden:
Z-Bar: Let the ghost with the Corona stalk your dreams. RR 13, in Dover
Smitty McGee's: Haunted by a long-ago wild night? Wait for the next full moon at this raw bar. 37234 Lighthouse Rd., in Selbyville
Timothy's: Talk about silly hats: Those Phillies caps look better with two. 100 Creek View Rd., in Newark
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· Goodbye Pumpkin, Hello World Record [Jaunted]
[Photo of the 2006 Punkin Chunkin championship: bublynski]
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Fall Festivals Travel: Goodbye Pumpkin, Hello World Record
If you aren't excited for Halloween yet, then this just might do the trick. In just two weeks, the World Championship Punkin Chunkin gets underway in Delaware. Running through the holiday weekend, the festival finds a unique way to dispose of those extra pumpkins that weren't luckily enough to be carved.
