Riverfire's "Pumpkins on the Bridge" will be virtual this year

Pumpkins for RiverFire's virtual carving contest are free and available from 9-noon, Saturday, Oct. 3. (COURTESY PHOTO)

BERLIN — Pumpkins on the Bridge is one of the most popular events of RiverFire, with the hundreds of elaborately carved pumpkins on the pedestrian bridge reflected on the Androscoggin River below.

With RiverFire canceled this year because of COVID-19, the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce has come up with a virtual Halloween Pumpkin Carving Photo Contest.

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