Minot Holmes, father of pumpkin-grower Matt Holmes, sits next to a giant pumpkin Friday evening while watching passers-by gawk at the gargantuan gourds that lined the roads of Gowen Park in Sanford. A giant pumpkin weigh-off kicked off the annual Harvest Daze celebration, which continued into Saturday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
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