![]() Walborn serves as the event coordinator, but she credited all the park employees for Halloween teamwork. Staff were, too, and they hope to restore the frightful footpath next year if pandemic conditions subside, she said. Some people were disappointed the event converted to a driving trail, Walborn said. The Boo-Thru drive-thru continued this year because in late winter, when staff were scheduling 2021 events, the COVID-19 pandemic conditions still were uncertain, said Bev Walborn, senior naturalist at the reservation. It converted to a driving trail last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The walking trail was wildly popular - some years drawing up to 28,000 guests over six days. “It’s one of the things that they come back for every year.” “I think it’s one of the highlights, people always talk about the pumpkin display, whether it’s in the lagoon or even here,” he said. The water created reflections and the effect of the pumpkins floating, Kocsis said. Those are more reliable and safer than keeping lit candles inside, Kocsis said.įor years, the jack-o’-lanterns made up the pumpkin lagoon in the annual Halloween Fair on the walking path around the park district’s Carlisle Visitor Center, down the road at 12882 Diagonal Road. Once carved, each pumpkin will get its own LED light. ![]() Kocsis doubles as pumpkin procurement specialist in October. The park district buys the pumpkins at auction and through a local farmer, said Matt Kocsis, senior naturalist at Schoepfle Garden. “We’ve done more,” said Kayla Peebles, a seasonal aide and carver for a day.
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