It's October 31 which means Halloween, the time for trick or treating, apple bobbing and pumpkin carving. But while most kids go mad for the spooky season, not all parents are good at crafting ...

and gave them the name ‘pompions’, which eventually became the English word we know now – pumpkin. In America, pumpkins were first grown by native Americans next to the river banks.

As Shepherd native, chef and small business owner Ben Engler created a Ghostbusters “Slimer” Jack-O’-Lantern on a 400-pound Atlantic giant pumpkin using the ice carving tools bequeathed to ...

When Irish immigrants began moving to America they brought this tradition with them, carving their jack-o-lanterns from the native pumpkin. Although it is a great activity for all ages ...