(Le Mars) — Looking for that perfect pumpkin? You may want to travel on County road C-12 about three and a half miles west of Craig to Diane’s Pumpkin Patch. There, you will find hundreds, if not thousands, of the orange-colored gourds scattered across a three acre field. Diane Ten Napel, along with her husband, operate the pick-your-own pumpkin farm.
She says this year’s pumpkin harvest has been one of the best in her ten years of business.
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Ten Napel says the late summer hot spell also helped with the pumpkin harvest.
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The pumpkin patch attracts several visitors to the farm.
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Diane’s Pumpkin Patch is open Friday evenings 4-6 p.m. Saturday’s from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday’s from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. During the week, Diane hosts several pre-school and grade school children from near-by schools.
