SOMERS — For over 30 years, Jerry Smith Pumpkin Farm has provided the perfect backdrop for Dr. Destruction's Haunted Manor, and this year will be no different.
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Miss Teen Wisconsin Madi Long, left, places her crown on 3-year-old Brianna Hines during the Medical Support Services-Tender Touch Therapy trunk-or-treat Saturday afternoon.
Nyrell Warfield, right, launches his rocket with the help of fifth grade teacher Jessica Roscioli, left, Friday morning at Curtis Strange Elementary School.
Stuart Salituro, left, points at the sky to show Mateo Murguia Gonzalez where his rocket flew Friday morning at Curtis Strange Elementary School.
Beth Dahl, of Kenosha, fills a glass with beer at the second-annual Lakeside Oktoberfest. This year's fest will be held Sept. 24-27 at Celebration Place in Downtown Kenosha.
Jose Wence, from left, Mike Krauss, Daniel Annweiler and Joe Braunhold hold steins filled of beer during the stein hoisting contest at the Lakeside Oktoberfest Saturday afternoon at Celebration Place.
Michelle Ebbert, from left, Shauna Ebbert, Nora Ebbert and Lynne Havertine donned matching hot dog hats Saturday morning at the inaugural Boys and Girls Club Brat Trot at Celebration Place in Downtown Kenosha.
Lynne Havertine, of Bristol, adds condiments to her post-race brat Saturday morning at the inaugural Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha Brat Trot at Celebration Place .
Bill Topp, of Racine, stands and celebrates upon hearing he won second place during the inaugural Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha Brat Trot in 2023. This year’s event is Sept. 27 at Celebration Place at HarborPark.
L Stinson, lead teacher with Tykes and Tots, helps 2-year-old Daphne Wilsak out of a bouncy castle during the YMCA Fall Fest.
Mike Gbur, with YMCA, places hot dogs while dressed as a hot dog during the YMCA Fall Fest Saturday.
Kenosha magician D.J. Ehlert gives a show during the third annual YMCA Fall Fest Saturday. The family-friendly event ran from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Bill Burling of Kenosha, from left, and Brian and Veronica Van Dyke of of Pleasant Prairie enjoy the Petrifying Springs Biergarten during the second day of its three-day Oktoberfest celebrations. The couple are Biergarten regulars, making plenty of friends they said.
Cindy Ostrander kayaks up the Pike River, helping remove trash during the 2023 Pike River cleanup. She and about 100 other volunteers helped during the largest cleanup so far.
Volunteers Cindy Ostrander and Lori Theine show off their "loot" from the Pike River cleanup Saturday. The annual cleanup drew in about 100 volunteers.
The Pleasant Prairie Harvest Fest features music, food, activities and plenty of autumn decorations.
RIGHT: Elijah Dolnik gets his face painted after flying a kite at the kite festival in Lincoln Park by Adelyn LaMoche.
Parent Jalisa Richardson helps niece Zylah Owens prepare her kite at the kite festival in Lincoln Park on Saturday.
Bella Visak, a sophomore with the Milwaukee School of Engineering volleyball team, shares a laugh as she carves pumpkins with her teammates at the home of Dr. Kris Peterson on Sunday.
Dr. Kris Peterson of Kenosha drills a hole at the top of a pumpkin that will be gutted and carved at his home on Sunday. Peterson plays host to a pumpkin patch, with a display featuring a cast of “colorful” characters outside his home, which raises funds for a local cause each year. This year, the fundraiser will benefit Kindred Kitties of Kenosha.
The Milwaukee School of Engineering women's volleyball team carves pumpkins Sunday afternoon inside the garage of Dr. Kris Peterson's home.
Grant Overocker, left, assembles "seed bombs" with the help of Hawthorn Hollow volunteer Linda Asma at the third annual Harvest Hootenanny on Sunday.
Avery Gerber 7, of Pleasant Prairie, along with his parents Jason and Christina, attempt to assemble a minibroom at Hawthorn Hollow’s third annual Harvest Hootenanny on Sunday.
José Hernandez rides atop his dancing horse, one of several of the Hernandez family’s “caballos” that performed at Festival Orgullo Hispano on Sunday at Celebration Place at Kenosha’s lakefront.
La Perla Tapatia ballet folkorico dancers take part in Festival Orgullo Hispano’s parade, braving the stormy weather on Sept. 17, 2023 as the procession headed down 56th Street en route to Celebration Place. The two-day festival celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at Kenosha’s lakefront.
Karla Arcate, left, pets Manchu, a spotted quarter horse mix, while Mia Hernandez rides at Festival Orgullo Hispano held at Celebration Place on Sunday at Kenosha’s lakefront. Arcate, co-owner of Lomeli Butcher Shop, helped to organize the third annual festival in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Members of Chicago-based Alma Calentana perform traditional Mexican music during Festival Patrio held Sunday at Pennoyer Park Band Shell on the Kenosha lakefront. The festival commemorated Mexican independence, which is officially observed on Sept. 16.
Chicago-based Alama Calentana band brought members of the audience out to dance to traditional Mexican music during Festival Patrio held Sunday at Pennoyer Park.
Aaron Gundersen gets the Haunted Parlor, located at 4451 67th St., ready for Halloween.
Maple leaves sit on the boardwalk at Petrifying Springs Park on Tuesday. As temperatures have come down, more and more leaves are falling across southeast Wisconsin. And the forecast calls for even colder temperatures this week, with the mercury dipping into the 20s overnight, and the chance of snow showers on Tuesday. For the complete forecast, see page C10.
We don't know how they do it, but in one room inside the Abandoned Haunted House Complex, it's snowing. (Just ask this guy.)
Soul Reaper Haunted House.
Alex Belmont, of the one-man-band She Controls Me, commands the microphone as he performs for visitors of Dr. Destruction's Haunted Manor at the Jerry Smith Farm in Somers.
Aaron Sanchez, 3, right, looks in a mirror after having his face painted by Adelyn LaMothe, 16, during the Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday.
Emily Malfavon, 5, right, and her brother, Mateo, paint pumpkins during the Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday.
The Witches in Motion dance on stage during the Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday.
The Witches in Motion dance on stage during the Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday.
Sofia Voight, 2, right, and her sister Olivia, 6, paint pumpkins during the Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park.
From left, Michelle Armour, Laura Gregorski and Jenna Zeihen dance on stage as the Sanderson Sisters from the movie "Hocus Pocus" during the 2023 Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park in Downtown Kenosha. This year's festival is Saturday, Oct. 12.
Laura Gregorski, left, dances with Finn Harms, 10, and Jenna Zeihen dances with Moses Sanchez, 6, during the Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday.
Garrett and Chelsea Abrahamsen, center, participate in the costume contest as Ken and Barbie during the Fall into Fun Festival at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday.
Lyle LeCaptain, of the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, throws an axe while performing at Flannel Fest at Petrifying Springs Park on Saturday.
Competitors and casual runners take off at the start of the Jockey Undie Run at Petrifying Springs Park on Saturday.
Jim “ZZ Pop” Nielsen, left, talks about winning the beard contest as his wife, Mary Lou, right, looks on during Flannel Fest on Saturday.
Runners make their way down the pathway in Petrifying Springs Park in the final yards of the Jockey Undie Run on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Lyle LeCaptain, of the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, carves a figure with a chainsaw before performing at Flannel Fest on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Barack Baldwin plays a jester for the Kemper Center Haunted House in 2023. The Kemper Center Haunted House returns this Saturday for the 2025 season.
Violet Land, in eighth grade, does her makeup for the Kemper Center Haunted House.
Kayleigh Pritchard, in eighth grade, paints her face for the Kemper Center Haunted House.
A group walks along the path as the sun rises over Wolfenbuttel Park on Saturday, September, 16, 2023.
A man stops to watch the sunrise at Wolfenbuttel Park on Saturday, Sept. 16.
