Upper Canada Village is the place to visit these days! They host a fall festival that showcases over 7,000 handcrafted artificial pumpkins carved into a collection of extravagant night-time displays along a 1 km path through a 19th century village. Awesome evening!
This inuksuk made out of pumpkins is one of the hundreds of different figures, animals, structures, etc on display. I've posted pics of many different inuksuks over the years. Here's a copy/paste of the info from some of my previous inuksuk pics:
"Inuksuk (pronounced In-OOK-Shook) means "to act in the capacity of a person”. It is a spiritual, sacred and directional figure built with natural stones [in this instance, pumpkins!], deeply rooted in the Inuit (Arctic native) culture originally for the purposes of communication and survival. The traditional meaning of the Inuksuk is "Someone was here." or "You are on the right path." It had many specific uses, depending on the structure and placement.
In more recent times, it symbolizes strength, fortitude, determination and friendship. It has become a symbol of various organizations and events, including the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver [friendship and welcoming the world] and the Summit of the Americas [friendship and cooperation]."