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Jan 2024
13m 30s

A Giant Spectacle in Goffstown

SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
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We go to New Hampshire – but not for politics. Instead, we visit Goffstown, the pumpkin boat capital of New England, and meet the man who came up with an annual, improbable regatta. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: See a video of the annual pumpkin boat race here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKU0wOtdr7w 
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