Updated with video footage: 

Shortly after 10:30 a.m. last Saturday, the world-famous Franklin (N.C.) pumpkin roll got underway. The ever-faithful citizen-reporter @Thunderpig was there to capture the action. Below is his video of the event. Below also are some still photos he also got before his camera broke.

Video of Franklin’s world-famous pumpkin roll race captures the drama but leaves it unclear who the winner is.

Here are @Thunderpig’s still shots, taken despite failing equipment, unruly dogs and a cantankerous Raggedy Ann doll. Unfortunately, most of the best shots won’t transfer to this blog post, due to some further finickiness of twitpix. But here are a couple:

Here’s a shot of the general festivities

Working up the photos &
video from the Pumpkinfest
in Franklin.

The World Famous
Franklin Pumpkin Roll Begins…