The History of Pumpkins : Fall Fun at the Meadowmere Resort Ogunquit

There are many tales of the origin of Jack-o-Lantern from a variety of cultures.  Common folklore of a blacksmith doomed to haunt the earth are shared in tales of Will-o-the-wisp and Stingy Jack in which a trickster banned from heaven and hell is given an eternal light, which he places in a carved turnip and uses as a lantern as he roams the earth.  What a fitting story on Halloween a time of year to carve Jack-O-Lanterns and remember spirits that have passed!