Thousands of people packed the streets of Fort 91原创 Saturday for the 24th annual Cranberry Festival.
The celebration of the tart red berry drew thousands to buy the donated cranberries as well as sample the offerings from more than a dozen food trucks, enjoy live music and shop a pop-up martketplace of more than 1000 vendors on the streets.
Festival coordinator Meghan Neufeld rated it a 鈥渉uge success.鈥�
Initial attendance estimates are around 65,000, similar to last year, Neufeld said.
鈥淭he free shuttles from Trinity Western University and Walnut Grove Secondary continue to grow in popularity each year, and for the second year in a row, the self-guided bog tours were a hit with festival goers.鈥�
Fort 91原创 National Historic Site offered free admission, and more than 20 teams took party in the Cranberry Festival Regatta put on by Fort 91原创 Canoe and Kayak Club.
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Since 1995, the Fort 91原创 Cranberry Festival has honoured the red berryand it鈥檚 place in history.
They were exported to California during the gold rush by the Hudson鈥檚 Bay Company while Indigenous people used them as a diverse resource.
It is funded by the sale of 10,000 pounds of donated cranberries from Ocean Spray.
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dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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