Wednesday, September 16, 6 p.m. potluck and 7 p.m. program at the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor
— from the San Juan Island Grange #966 —
“Spraying Fruit Trees at the Waldrip Orchard, Eastsound” please courtesy the Orcas Island Historical Museum
San Juan Island Grange #966 begins its fall evening program series with “Historic Orchards of the San Juans” on Wednesday September 16, 2015 at the Grange Hall. [Interisland ferries arrive in Friday Harbor at 5:05 p.m. and return from Friday Harbor at 10 p.m.]
Autumn seems to have come early this year, and many of the old orchards in the islands are bearing fruit! Join historian Boyd C. Pratt for a history of fruit raising in the San Juans, with a focus on the remaining historic orchards that still bear fruit in the islands. Bring some fruit from a historic orchard you know and we’ll try to identify them!
The program begins at 7pm, preceded by a potluck at 6pm—all are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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