Party in Burlington Vermont with Giant Pumpkins and Sports Illustrated

We all know that Burlington Vermont is famous for exquisite lakefront real estate with Adirondack views and incredible sunsets. But this fall, Sports Illustrated has given Burlington a new claim to fame: the site of the most ridiculous competition, the Burlington Vermont Giant Pumpkin Regatta.

Yes, it is a boat race, but each boat is a carved and decorated giant pumpkin, raced like a kayak. The Giant Pumpkin Regatta & Festival is a benefit for a youth leadership program for area high school students run by Linking Learning to Life and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

This image from Sports Illustrated captures a terrific Burlington event

This Burlington apartment might get a great view of this terrific spectacle in Burlington Harbor on Lake Champlain (it's walking distance to the Harbor, anyway).