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Photos: A (Pumpkin) Smashing Good Time

Homemade trebuchets launch pumpkins into the air Saturday at the Lake Orion Pumpkin Launch.

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The weather may have been a little brisk, but that didn't stop more than 200 people from showing up at Orion Oaks County Park on Saturday for this year's .

The event featured homemade trebuchets that launched pumpkins up to 1,000 feet in both measured-competition launches and free-style launching.

Photos used with permission from Oakland County Parks & Recreation. Special thanks to Mary Zednik for submitting the photos.

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