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Friday, February 07, 2020

Punkin Chunkin Seeks Shore Return

BERLIN — After a one-year hiatus in Illinois, the popular World Championship Punkin Chunkin event is seeking a new venue and a return to Delmarva.

For decades, the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association hosted the iconic fall event in rural areas of neighboring Delaware, but had been without a home since 2016 when a television producer was injured and later sued. That case was ultimately dismissed and the association was cleared, but finding a new home remained a challenge.

Last year, the WCPCA pitched the idea of hosting Punkin Chunkin at the Inlet in Ocean City in October, and despite logistic and safety concerns associated with launching pumpkins thousands of feet into the ocean from downtown Ocean City, resort officials at least entertained the idea. Instead, the association moved the event to a rural area in Illinois last year.

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9 comments:

TheRealRay said...

WWTD ? What would Trump do ? That's the answer...

Anonymous said...

Downtown Slumsbury is good for it, they can lob the pumpkins into the empty buildings.

Anonymous said...

H-I-S-T-O-R-Y

Anonymous said...

It's a liability nightmare ! Good luck !

Fat and Happy beer belly local said...

I think Beer Chunkin would be better idea

case of beer catapult high in air to my 4x4 truck

Anonymous said...

does anyone even want it?

Anonymous said...

The local yokels let the goose get away. It's not coming back.

Anonymous said...

Other than mud hops, pumpkin chunkin was the best redneck event ever concocted for redneck pleasure. This area was perfect for it (local population). Many were sorry to see it go away.

hee haw said...

1152


that's what I'm talkin bout