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Best Boston-Area Pumpkin Patches 2020
Get out and pick out that pumpkin this fall season and enjoy the many fall attractions Boston-area pumpkin patches have to offer.

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Get out and pick out that pumpkin this fall season and enjoy the many fall attractions Boston-area pumpkin patches have to offer.

Get out and pick out that pumpkin this fall season and enjoy the many fall attractions Melrose-area pumpkin patches have to offer.
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