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Pumpkins roll once again in Knights Ferry

Bee Staff Reports
Bev Hay, 74, of Oakdale gives her pumpkin a roll. Hundreds came out for the Pumpkin Roll in the old town of Knights Ferry on Sunday. Participants rolled their pumpkins down Main Street to see whose pumpkin could get closest to a line without rolling off the street. This was the 53rd year of the event.
Bev Hay, 74, of Oakdale gives her pumpkin a roll. Hundreds came out for the Pumpkin Roll in the old town of Knights Ferry on Sunday. Participants rolled their pumpkins down Main Street to see whose pumpkin could get closest to a line without rolling off the street. This was the 53rd year of the event. Christopher Winterfeldt cwinterfeldt@modbee.com

Knights Ferry held its 53rd annual Pumpkin Roll on Sunday, a post-Halloween tradition that had people of many ages taking part.

Contestants rolled pumpkins on Main Street, except for those 5 and younger, who did it on a tennis court. The winner was the one who got it closest to a chalk line. The event had five age categories each for men and women.

The day once again featured a pancake breakfast and craft fair.

The historic town at Stanislaus County’s eastern edge will be back in the limelight Saturday, when the sixth annual Salmon Festival takes place. This celebration of Stanislaus River fish will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park.

This story was originally published November 6, 2016 at 6:50 PM with the headline "Pumpkins roll once again in Knights Ferry."

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