Boil the clean seeds in salt water for 10 minutes. This makes them more tender and flavorful. Drain them on a paper towel to ...

All you need is paint, pumpkins, Mod Podge, and dinner napkins (yes, really) for this simple craft. First, paint your ...

Once you’ve chosen the lighting you want, grab some wax paper and cut a piece big enough to cover the carved portion of the ...

Dahlias are easy to store for planting next spring. After the first frost, cut the plants back to 6 to 8 inches and loosen ...

Learn how to grow ivy gourd in your kitchen garden. This nutritious vegetable thrives in warm climates and can be grown in ...

Make the most of harvest season with these cozy winter squash recipes. Choose from acorn, butternut, delicata, pumpkin, and ...

The DNR says every October, it gets reports of wildlife with Halloween candy buckets or decorations stuck on their heads or ...

It’s that time of year, with Halloween just around the corner, that homes and businesses set up decorations with pumpkins, ghosts, corn stalks and more. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

The Ledger Independent is publishing a 50/50 series featuring 50 things over 50 weeks. During this series, our readers can expect to see different “Local Talents/Artisans” each week.

Tall pumpkins, short pumpkins, fat pumpkins, white pumpkins. Who doesn’t love the gourd responsible for the sincere pumpkin patch beloved by Linus and the round-headed kid? Drifting colored leaves ...

LAST YEAR: Minnesota man breaks world record with 2,749-pound gourd, wins 3rd Half Moon Bay pumpkin weigh-off "You're almost like expected to do it and what people don't realize is look ...

Portage Event Partnership will host their fifth annual Light Up the Gourds event Saturday at Imagination Glen Park, 2275 McCool Road, Portage. A Senior and Sensory Sensitivity Hour will be offered ...