These Small Towns Are Totally Obsessed With Fruit
By Barbara Noe Kennedy
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These Small Towns Are Totally Obsessed With Fruit
It’s great to be a cute small town. It’s even greater to be a cute small town that’s blessed with the bounty of a singular bodacious fruit.
Here are ten “world capitals” of fruit across the USA, representing the best small towns where, at one magical time of the year, all things fruit reign and local festivals celebrate their abundant, sun-kissed harvests kick up in high gear.
Courtesy of Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Strawberries
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Courtesy of Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival
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Blueberries
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Courtesy of Concepts Advertising and Mazzeo Studio
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Blackberries and Marionberries
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Blackberry Jam Festival/Facebook
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Cherries
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Courtesy of Seaquist Orchards Farm Market
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Peaches
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Jennifer Helifrich/Faith Smith
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Raspberries
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Both Photos Courtesy of Lynden Chamber of Commerce
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Prickly Pear
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My Name (CC BY 2.0)/Flickr
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Key Limes
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Apricots
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Randy Sawyer-Photo Unique Photography/Patterson Apricot Fiesta
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Watermelon
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Courtesy of Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce
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