Gary Kristensen grew a massive gourd in his backyard and then paddled it 46 miles down the Columbia River to set a new world ...

Gary Kristensen, a real estate appraiser from Oregon, made headlines by paddling a massive 1,224-pound pumpkin named "Punky ...

Gary Kristensen, a US man not only caught the attention of people by riding through a river for more than 73 kilometres on a ...

An Oregon man hollowed out his prized 1,214-pound pumpkin and plunged it into a Washington river for a record-breaking 45.67-mile paddling journey.

A man in Oregon breaks a world record by bringing his 1,214-pound pumpkin out and taking it into the Washington River for a ...

Gary Kristensen set a Guinness World Record by paddling a hand-carved pumpkin boat named Punky Loafster for 73.50 kilometers ...

The recent trip was the culmination of more than a decade of pumpkin breeding that sprouted into giant pumpkin regatta racing before evolving into a world record.

And for some, it’s a time to showcase spectacular giant pumpkins – and even break a Guinness world record. Gary Kristensen of Happy Valley paddled nearly 46 miles in a giant pumpkin along the ...

It was just after midnight when the support boat’s rack of lights cut out, leaving Gary Kristensen in near-darkness as he paddled down the Columbia River in a roughly thousand-pound hollowed-out pumpk ...

Kristensen began his journey on October 12 in his boat, “Punky Loafster”. According to the Guinness World Records, the man has grown giant pumpkins since 2011. In 2013, he carved his first boat-sized ...

The 46-year-old took 26 hours to navigate the river in his self-grown and hand-carved pumpkin boat, which he named "Punky ...

A Cambuslang school held its very own pumpkin picking day to allow as many children as possible to enjoy the experience. It ...