Hundreds of pumpkins carved today for Sunday's Pumpkin Walk

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

About 600 pumpkins were carved todayFriday in preparation for this year’s Pumpkin Walk Before Twilight on Sunday at Mill Creek MetroParks' Fellows Riverside Gardens.

After the pumpkins are transformed into jack-o’-lanterns, they will be lit with candles and placed along the Gardens' pathways at 123 McKinley Ave.

Today's event was one of three carving days scheduled at the gardens. The third and final carving day before the walk will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The event, part of a series of walks and hikes organized by the MetroParks, had more than 7,000 attendants last year, garden supervisor Dennis Penner said.

Read more about the event in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.