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VIDEO: One Ton of Pumpkin Drops from the Sky

Two giant gourds, collectively weighing in at about 1 ton, were dropped 85 feet from a crane floating in the St. Croix River during Stillwater Harvest Fest northwest of Hudson, WI this weekend.

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Ok, so this wasn't at the Milwaukee River but it's still fun to watch.

Two giant gourds, collectively weighing in at about 1 ton, were dropped 85 feet from a crane floating in the St. Croix River during Stillwater Harvest Fest northwest of Hudson, WI this weekend. Stillwater Patch shares video and photos of the pumpkin plop.

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