Big Pumpkin contest winner tips the scales at 1,000+ pounds

The big pumpkin pictured at right weighed in at 1,003 pounds to win the 2013 Big Pumpkin Contest held at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Sunday, September 29. Jeff Morris of Lansing grew this year's contest winner. Additional photos of this year's Big Pumpkin contest can be found in this week's print edition of The Standard. Photo by Bob Beach.