Hey! Where, oh where, are Humboldt's pumpkin patches? With two weeks left until Halloween we are fast approaching the tail end of your prime Jack-o’-lantern carving window. Kids need pumpkins to carve up! But where are ze gourds? With Christie’s Ranch in Blue Lake electing to take another year off we poked around in the hopes of scoring orange. We found four (4) pumpkin patches:
Now, we envision pumpkin farmers to be less active on social media and the Internet in general than most. (Prove us wrong!) So! In the event that you or your grandpa oversee an operational pumpkin farm that we are unaware of, do drop us a line at news@lostcoastoutpost.com and we’ll throw you on the list. Regular Monday Lowdown listings follow. --AG
Organic Matters Farm
/ noon-6 p.m.
Located at 6821 Myrtle Ave., Freshwater. Annual u-pick community pumpkin patch. We have plenty of beautiful pumpkin varieties to choose from.
407-3276 /
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Warren Creek Farms
/ 1-6 p.m.
Located at 1171 Mad River Rd., Arcata. Get your pumps, daily in October.
822-6017 /
Humboldt Hill Grange
/ 7 p.m.
/ $4
Dancing to live music featuring tunes from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s.
725-5323 /
Harbor Lanes
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
$1.75 per game? Steeeee-rike!
The Jam
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ 21+
Get a headstart on Halloween with this circus variety show of weirdness.
822-5266 /
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