It was a beautiful day for Memorial Day weekend. The strawberry festival in AG is held every Memorial Day weekend with thousands gathering to celebrate the revered strawberry - either the # 1 or #2 crop in the area. Who knew there were so many different varieties of strawberries? I wasn't here last year for the festival but I hear it was really hot. This year the strong sea breezes kept the temperatures in check. The town is getting ready for its centennial celebration July 10, so it's getting all gussied up.
We stopped into the Santa Manuela one room school house. It was built in 1901 and was used until 1957 when it was moved to make room for the dam at Lake Lopez. It was moved a number of times and was unused until some local groups raised the money to move it to Short Street in 1999. http://www.southcountyhistory.org/santa%20manuela%20schoolhouse.html
We also visited the barn which is behind the school house. It houses a number of period vehicles, household items and tools. It reminded us how hard life was in the early 1900s and how grateful I am for the many advancements that make my life so much easier today.
It was a beautiful day for Memorial Day weekend. The strawberry festival in AG is held every Memorial Day weekend with thousands gathering to celebrate the revered strawberry - either the # 1 or #2 crop in the area. Who knew there were so many different varieties of strawberries? I wasn't here last year for the festival but I hear it was really hot. This year the strong sea breezes kept the temperatures in check. The town is getting ready for its centennial celebration July 10, so it's getting all gussied up.
We stopped into the Santa Manuela one room school house. It was built in 1901 and was used until 1957 when it was moved to make room for the dam at Lake Lopez. It was moved a number of times and was unused until some local groups raised the money to move it to Short Street in 1999. http://www.southcountyhistory.org/santa%20manuela%20schoolhouse.html
We also visited the barn which is behind the school house. It houses a number of period vehicles, household items and tools. It reminded us how hard life was in the early 1900s and how grateful I am for the many advancements that make my life so much easier today.
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