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PAYETTE — Following a long cold spell in the Western Treasure Valley, the organizers of the annual Payette Apple Blossom Festival are taking inspiration from warmer climates for this year’s
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Following a shutdown in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Payette Apple Blossom Festival returns for its 98th anniversary in 2021. But how did the festival get planted in Payette? What has helped it take root? The Independent-Enterprise dug deep into its archives to share with you how this traditionâs seeds were sown and share examples of what has kept it growing to where it is today.
Sowing the seeds
The first Apple Blossom Festival was organized by the ladies of the Payette Portia Club and held on May 1, 1923. The editor of the Payette Enterprise at the time was quoted in the May 3, 1923 edition as saying âthe Apple Blossom Festival ⦠was the most complete success of any event in the history of the city.â