{"id":34618,"date":"2020-07-14T11:48:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?page_id=34618"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:14:42","slug":"giant-vegetable-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/harvest-fest\/giant-vegetable-exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Vegetable Exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>******* Check out the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/new-state-records-at-harvest-fest-2020\/\">New State Records<\/a> *********<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pumpkin Winners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>1st Place<\/td><td>Dale Marshall<\/td><td>Anchorage, AK<\/td><td>1742.5 LB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd Place<\/td><td>Dave Iles<\/td><td>North Pole, AK<\/td><td>1092 LB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Third Place<\/td><td>Brian Newman<\/td><td>Anchorage, AK<\/td><td>400.5 LB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Honorable Mention<\/td><td>Bob Jones<\/td><td>Big Lake, AK<\/td><td>143.5 LB<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cabbage Winners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>1st Place<\/td><td>Brian Shunskis<\/td><td>Salcha, AK<\/td><td>72 LB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd Place (TIE)<\/td><td>James Passard<\/td><td>Palmer, AK<\/td><td>60.5 LB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd Place (TIE)<\/td><td>Adrienne Wodkowski<\/td><td>Wasilla, AK<\/td><td>60.5 LB<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limerick Contest WINNERS!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The limerick contest sponsored by the Meyer family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin Meyer Resume August 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1<\/strong><strong>st <\/strong><strong>prize &#8211; $75<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In unusual year 2020,<br>Big challenges we have had many.<br>Giant cabbages don&#8217;t know<br>And continue to grow<br>At the Harvest Fest we&#8217;re weighing plenty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Leslie Kramer, Anchorage, Alaska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2<\/strong><strong>nd <\/strong><strong>prize &#8211; $50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A savoy with an enormous round waist Her leaves spread all over the place She flaunted her size<br>And won the top prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Too bad it wasn\u2019t for looks but for taste! &#8211; Terry Clayton, Palmer, Alaska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3<\/strong><strong>rd <\/strong><strong>prize &#8211; $25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like the cabbage that is this year\u2019s topper, My verse for your comp is a whopper. 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