Clear skies greeted carnival riders Sunday at the Cumberland Fair. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
A team of volunteers lowers a giant, 403-pound gourd onto a scale Sunday at the Cumberland Fair. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Ryon Harris, 3, rides atop his uncle Scott LeGrace's shoulders Sunday at the Cumberland Fair. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
A team of volunteers lowers a giant, 555-pound pumpkin onto a scale Sunday at the Cumberland Fair. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Crane operator Andy Dugas helps lower a giant, 961-pound pumpkin onto a scale Sunday at the Cumberland Fair. The pumpkin, which took second place, was grown by Charlie Lopresti, who serves as chief meteorologist for Channel 13 News. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Volunteers guide a giant, 961-pound pumpkin to a scale Sunday at the Cumberland Fair. The pumpkin, which took second place, was grown by Charlie Lopresti, who serves as chief meteorologist for Channel 13 News. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
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