The Giant Pumpkin Regatta
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 411 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to Goffstown, New Hampshire, to witness the Giant Pumpkin Regatta boat race on the Piscataquog River. Now in its 25th year, this hilarious fall festival has become legendary. We travel back in time to witness the beginning.
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| 1:09.9 | Oh, you can feel it in the air. It's drying out, Jeff. |
| 1:13.1 | Getting a little cooler at the end of the day. Won't be long until it's autumn, which means |
| 1:17.1 | which means pumpkin spiced everything. Pumpkin spiced everything. Pumpkin season is |
| 1:22.1 | minutes away here in New England, so it's a good time to visit Goffstown, New Hampshire. |
| 1:26.1 | Yeah, Goffstown is a pretty community, just a little west of Manchester, but I don't know |
| 1:30.7 | why this community would lay more pumpkin claim than any other New England town. |
| 1:34.9 | So what brings us here? |
| 1:36.0 | Ray, we've come to the banks of the Piscataquod River in Goffstown, New Hampshire to witness |
| 1:40.2 | their annual Giant Pumpkin Rigada Boat Race. |
| 1:47.0 | Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger. |
| 1:48.6 | And I'm Ray Osier. |
| 1:49.3 | Welcome to episode 411 of the New England Legends podcast. |
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