families can walk a magical trail that will transport them to Jack O’ Lantern World. Thousands of hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns created by more than 50 artists make up immersive and whimsical fall ...

According to Irish folklore, a man called Jack O’Lantern was sentenced to roam the earth for eternity. A ghostly figure of the night, O’Lantern walks with a burning coal inside of a carved ...

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 ...

There are a number of theories about the origins of the carved Jack-O'-Lantern. One of the most popular stories is that it came from a 17th century Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack.

He started carving Jack-o'-Lantern designs on bourbon barrels last year, and has already sold 98 of them to local distilleries, businesses and people all over the country. This year he's on pace ...

Halloween festivities will soon kick off around Milwaukee, with the Racine Zoo's Jack-O'-Lantern Nights starting as early as next week. The festival will feature Halloween-themed sculptures and ...

It's also home to the Great Jack 'O Lantern Blaze, one of the largest pumpkin sculpture displays in the country— and one of the Lower Hudson Valley's best Halloween attractions. Tickets for the ...

The article made no mention of Halloween, however, and the story’s description of a man’s inquisitive reaction to the jack-o’-lantern pumpkin indicates that it was not yet a common phenomenon.