Hollowed out pumpkin boat race takes place in Vermont

It's harvest time and pumpkins are plentiful. But these days gourds are being used for much more than just pies and jack-o-lanterns. Some kayakers on Vermont's Lake Champlain yesterday took the hollow in Halloween quite literally.

The giant pumpkins and squashes were used as kayaks.

It's all part of a charitable event to raise money for Vermont's largest emergency food shelf.

The organic kayaks weighed between 500 and 1000 pounds.

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