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A Giant Spectacle in Goffstown

A Giant Spectacle in Goffstown

Update: 2024-01-25
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We go to New Hampshire – but not for politics. Instead, we visit Goffstown, the pumpkin boat capital of New England, and meet the man who came up with an annual, improbable regatta.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: See a video of the annual pumpkin boat race here

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