The term jack-o’-lantern was first applied to people, not pumpkins. As far back as 1663, the term meant a man with a lantern or a night watchman. Just a decade or so later, it began to be used ...

Ready for a gourd time? Nothing says Halloween like Jack O'Lantern Spectacular, a nighttime stroll through a dark forest speckled with thousands of glowing carved pumpkins. This magical treat ...

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A jack-o'-lantern overload awaits guests at Reiman Gardens next week. The Ames facility is gearing up for this year’s Spirits in the Gardens event with the help of about 2,000 volunteers ...

Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns features a glowing trail of more than 7,000 pumpkins as well as light show displays such as a nautical sea-scape, pirate ship, dinosaurs, dragons and more.

Jack-o’-lantern personified the unknown ... Excerpted from Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott (2012). Used with permission from the University of Washington Press.