Landmarks

World's Largest Pumpkin

In Manitoba, Canada there’s one attraction that will never spoil – the Worlds Largest Pumpkin!

This specimen won’t be found in your local pumpkin patch – it’s a super-sized squash replica that weighs 1,684 pounds, stands 12 feet tall and measures 12 feet wide.  Constructed out of steel rods and covered in orange fiberglass, the Pumpkin was created in 1990 during the Roland Centennial in honor of Edgar VanWyck, the “Pumpkin King.”  The local legend is remembered for successfully landing his name – and the town – in Guinness Book of World Records for growing the largest pumpkin in the world. 

Planted just a short drive south of Winnipeg, this is a site that can’t me missed —for family picnics or a quirky fall photo-op.

On October 30, 2007, after years of harsh climate conditions and vandalism, the Pumpkin received some much needed patching from Hampton Hotels’ Save-A-Landmark program.  During an estimated 50-hour restoration effort, volunteers from the Hampton Inn & Suites Winnipeg sanded and painted the supreme structure with anti-graffiti paint, landscaped the surrounding area with trees and shrubbery, put in stone walkways and installed lighting to illuminate the Pumpkin at night.  Hampton Hotels contributed more than $15,000 to the Pumpkin’s ongoing care, ensuring that future generations of visitors will have the chance to behold this giant monument to one historical harvest.