Pumpkin Smash: Pumpkins smashed, blasted, dropped from Butte headframe

Families gathered at the World Museum of Mining in Butte on Saturday for a community pumpkin-smashing event. Participants used baseball bats, sledgehammers, and even explosives to destroy old Halloween pumpkins. The event, which featured pumpkins being dropped from the historic Orphan Girl Mine headframe, served as a fun way for residents to dispose of their seasonal decorations while celebrating local mining history.