Gene the pumpkin man

What are the Seven Wonders of Southwest Michigan? They are a combination of places and experiences that make the Kalamazoo area wonderful. But it's not just Kalamazoo.

Chelsea had her very first experience at Gene the Pumpkin Man and dragged a very unenthusiastic Dana along for the trip.

I went to a local pumpkin patch in Richland, Michigan to find the perfect pumpkins to carve.

Oh how the Kalamazoo area and businesses have grown; I am in awe!

Before you know it, Halloween week will be upon us.  There's so much more to do in Kalamazoo than costume contests!  Don't believe me?  Check it out!

Gene the Pumpkin Man is an Kalamazoo area icon known each fall for his huge pumpkin patch on M-43 just west of the city.

As fall closes in upon West Michigan many people’s memories turn to riding to the pumpkin farm just outside Mattawan, and visiting “Gene the Pumpkin Man”.

If weather started with a "P" that would've been Perfect :)