Take cover! Incoming pumpkins at Cumberland Heritage Village Museum

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There was twice the trebuchet fun for those attending the annual Smashing Pumpkins event at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum on Saturday.

After the event went over so well last year, organizers armed themselves with a second pumpkin-slinging catapult in 2015.

Besides the opportunity to launch pumpkins and watch them smash to bits on the museum’s west field, participants also learned about the mechanics of trebuchets before firing away.

And the fun didn’t stop there. Again, after the success of Smashing Pumpkins 2014, a second day was added this year. The orange bombs will be taking flight again on Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

And don’t fret about all those wasted “shell casings” littering the ground. The smashed pumpkins are used to feed farm animals on site.


Emmanuel Doucet loads up a pumpkin in the trebuchet as Chris Bedford gets ready for setup during the annual Smashing Pumpkins event at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum.


Emmanuel Doucet talks about the annual Smashing Pumpkins event at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum Saturday.


Three-year-old Owen Kasurak pulls the rope to make his pumpkin fly with the help of his mom, Mel Kasurak, during the annual Smashing Pumpkins event at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum.


Tractor rides were also taking place at the annual Smashing Pumpkins event.

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