Subj : Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Sun May 31 2026 22:20:08

Five or six days beginning last week in May

Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley is widely known for its apple orchards, which begin to 
flower 
in late May or early June. 

The area's first Apple Blossom Festival was held in 1933 in the town of Kentville, but 
since that time it has grown into a nearly week-long celebration whose events are held 
throughout the 60 towns and villages of the Annapolis Valley. 

In addition to a children's parade, sporting events, tours to view the apple blossoms, 
apple pie baking and eating contests, and a cooking competition, the festival includes 
the crowning of "Queen Annapolisa,' who is chosen from among 18 local princesses.

The festival is also designed to draw attention to the area's historic background as "The 
Land of Evangeline," the heroine of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's long narrative poem 
about the expulsion of a group of Acadians and their subsequent settlement in Louisiana.

Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Annapolis+Valley+Apple+Blossom+Festival
 
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