apples
Halvorson: Apples and fleeting youth
Nov 1, 2018
How long has it been since you’ve tasted home made applesauce?
I’d forgotten just how good it tasted. A gift from a friend reminded me.
That brought back memories of when we were kids. One of the yearly rituals was snitching apples from the neighbors’ trees. The neighborhood kids would get...
Erickson wins apple peeling contest
Oct 19, 2017
Bonnie Fuhrman (left) watched Mary Erickson of Lake City peel an apple at the Gardennaire Garden Club apple peeling contest at Johnny Appleseed Day, Oct. 7. Erickson went on the win the contest with a peel measuring 92.5 inches in length. Diana Elsmore was second with an 80 inch peel. Renee Harvey...
Racing thrills return to Johnny Appleseed fest
Sep 7, 2017
Many years ago, the brave and foolhardy would don costumes, take a plunger in each hand and plunge with all their might to propel a toilet on casters down the street.
The so-called “Johnny races” are history, but Lake City Cub Scout Pack 94 is reviving some of the racing spirit at this year’s...
Bushel and Peck open again, with a new apple
Sep 10, 2015
The Bushel and Peck apple house has opened again, and this time with a new apple.
The apple shop just north of Lake City on Highway 61 has operated as a Ferguson Orchards outlet the past few years.
But this year it is back to what it originally was: Bushel and Peck.
The store, operated by John...
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