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Happy Holidays
via:Kay Smith / Ordnance Society / Twitter:A wonderful image of the #Middelaldercentret #trebuchet in the snow - a masterpiece of old and new technologies.
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World domination through leverage artillery!
The above title is the slogan from the Eastvale Trebuchet Works. Check them out on Facebook, they have lots of action videos and other useful information.ETW Mission:To advance the state of the hurling...
View ArticleHere Comes the 6th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival
Stoweflake Resort and Spa to Host 6th Annual “Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival”Proceeds of Sept. 28th, 2014 Event to Benefit the Lamoille Family Center Stowe, Vermont, Aug. 19, 2014– It is again time...
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Top 5 Pumpkin Festivals in New England
Thanks Yankee Magazine for the shout out. See their Fall issue, page 26, for the run down of the top Pumpkin Festivals in New England. Thank you everyone, VT Pumpkin Chuckin' made the cut.
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The Chili Cook-off Contest Update
For the second year in a row there will be a savory Chili Cook-off contest at this year's 6th Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival, Sunday, September 28th, 2014, at Stoweflake Mountain Resort, Stowe,...
View ArticleVT Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival News & Announcements
Updated: Sept. 12, 2014Defending champ is not defending.Dwight Snowberger, two-time Grand prize winner from Connecticut is not able to defend his title at this year's festival, because he is working in...
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Countdown to the VT Pumpkin Chuckin'
There are now only 4 days until the 5th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival this Sunday, September 28th, 2014, at Stoweflake Mountain Resort in Stowe.Thank you to WCAX-TV in Burlington for doing a...
View ArticleHappy Pumpkin Chuckin' Season
Tomorrow's 6th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival at Stoweflake Mountain Resort kicks off the fall pumpkin hurling season in the United States.The weather for Sunday, Sept. 28th in Stowe, VT,...
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Winners for 2014 Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival
All the distances above are adjusted up to the heavyweight height (what they would throw if their trebuchet was ten feet tall) and also adjusted down if their trebuchet was over height or overweight...
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The Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival Chili Cook-off Winner
Here are the results for the 2014 Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival Chili Cook-off. The winner is Mark Browning from Barre, by a thin 2 vote margin:1st Mark Browning from Barre - 28 votes 2nd Ken...
View ArticleSummary of the 6th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' (VTPC) Festival
Summary of the 6th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' (VTPC) Festival, Sunday Sept 28th, 2014 at Stoweflake Resort and Spa Event field in Stowe, VT. The Format Twenty homebuilt trebuchets competed this...
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Pumpkin Chuckin' Roundup
As we head into the heart of the pumpkin chuckin' season here's a roundup of some related news and items that caught our eye:* First, a big congratulations to everyone who came out to help support our...
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Go! Hamster Go!
We are big fans of the human hamster catapult known as Shooda Noed Beter from Elkton, Virginia. Their team motto is "Go! Hamster Go!" They are also the current world record holder, at 2048 feet, and...
View ArticleMarco Polo - Great Balls of Fire
"Worlds will collide," that is the tag line for the Netflix dramatic series Marco Polo. The show follows Marco Polo's early years in the court of Kublai Khan, the Khagan of the Mongolian Empire and the...
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Trebuchet at Château des Baux
This desktop trebuchet project at KickStarter by Kerwin Lumpkins caught our eye. It is a 1/30th scale model of the large working trebuchet at Château des Baux in southern France. Château des Baux is a...
View ArticleCountdown (12 days) to Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival
There are now just 12 days until our 7th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival.Press Release:Stoweflake Resort and Spa to Host 7th Annual “Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival”Proceeds of Sept. 27th,...
View ArticleKings of New England Compete
Pumpkins have been flying today at the 7th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival at Stoweflake Mountain Resort. Good job out of you all you pumpkin hurlers, you lords and ladies of the gourd, you...
View Article2015 Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival Results
Updated:Hi all,Here are the corrected results, sorry about the confusion.The 7th annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin festival is over and here are the results of the trebuchet and chili contests. We had a...
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2015 Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Jr. Middleweight Division Champs
Homeschoolers from Manchester, NH participated as team Chuck Fillet and won the Junior Middleweight Division at the 7th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival.Some pictures of team Chuck Fillet...
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Pumpkins Fly at the Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival
Linda Fasteson (@LindaFasteson) put together a very nice article and pictorial of the 7th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival.Examiner:Pumpkins flew at today's Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival...
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