![Amanda Kozicky, 29, takes first place for Brine's Bar to defend their championship title for the third straight year at Stillwater's Harvest Fest Pumpkin Regatta Sunday afternoon, October 12 at Lowell Park in Stillwater on the St. Croix River. ] (SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE/BRE McGEE) **Amanda Kozicky (Brine's Bar, defending champions)](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/6UYYLTMTEU33NO5RUWFALLHJ4U.jpg?&w=1080)
STILLWATER HARVEST FEST
Saturday-Sunday: Watch and be amazed as gargantuan pumpkins are dropped from 100 feet in the air to their squishy and messy demise at this event. Kids wearing costumes can walk in a parade. Live music from Hounds of Finn, Galactic Cowboy Orchestra and others. Also craft beer and wine tastings, chili cook-off, pumpkin regatta and kiddie tractor pull. (10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun., downtown Stillwater. harvestfeststillwater.com)
MELISSA WALKER
'Suburbia'
Opens Saturday: In 1950, 70 percent of people in the Twin Cities lived in the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nowadays, most call the surrounding suburbs their home. A hands-on exhibit explores this mass migration in search of the "American dream." (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. & Wed.-next Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tue. Ends March 20. $6-$12, free on Tue. eves. Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. www.mnhs.org)
MARY ABBE
HIGHLAND WATER TOWER OPEN HOUSE
Saturday-Sunday: See fall colors from one of the most picturesque perches in the Twin Cities while getting some exercise. Sightseers climb a 151-step staircase inside the Highland water tower. Once at the observation deck, view the skylines and variety of arboreal hues. (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Free. Highland Park Water Tower, S. Snelling Av. and Ford Pkwy., St. Paul. 651-266-6350. stpaul.gov)M.W.
