IT’S THAT GREAT PUMPKIN season time of the year, and the town of Jackson is again going … well, pumpkin crazy.
In addition to the monthlong “Return of the Pumpkin People," happeningo through Halloween, this mountain hamlet is hosting at the Nestlenook Farm and Resort the “All Things Pumpkin Festival” today and Sunday.
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