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Community - Annapolis
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Published
07/30/10
Growing up in western Maryland, I will forever associate the month of August with the arrival of the peach harvest. Every year, I gladly make the trek back home to get my half-bushel of tree-ripened juicy peaches from the orchards around Thurmont. Most end up in fresh peach pies for family and friends to enjoy. 
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From left, Annapolitans Myrna Dobbs, co-chairs Bob and Carol Emory, and Jean Strucko get set to make pickled beets for the 35th annual Eastport United Methodist Church’s Peach Festival which runs from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 7 in the church fellowship hall, 926 Bay Ridge Ave. The beets, from an old church recipe, have become almost as famous as the church’s peach jelly, cake and pie served and on sale at the event.Find Us On Facebook
Thankfully, Annapolitans have a local alternative to my peach pilgrimage: Eastport United Methodist Church's annual peach festival. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the event, which runs from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 7 in the fellowship hall at the church at 926 Bay Ridge Ave. A local tradition, it draws peach...
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