Fresh dark sweet cherries for sale at Johnson Farms roadside stand north of Mapleton on the right | Jane Boursaw Photo
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This week in photos, we’ve got award-winning local vinegars, Log Cabin Day, OMP Methodist Church’s chicken BBQ, a capsized sailboat, a girl and a beloved tractor, a new memorial bench at Haserot and more.
Cherries are hitting the farm stands! At the top of this story is a photo of dark sweet cherries available for sale at my family’s farm, Johnson Farms, 14533 Center Road just north of Mapleton. Look for the farm stand on the right side of the road on their cooling pad. That place will be hopping as they start shaking cherries this week.
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Happy Birthday, America! Flag on the Chown Barn | Jane Boursaw PhotoLuxury Vinegars from Little Long Ears Provisions; they recently won awards for their cherry vinegar, malt vinegar, and black garlic vinegar; order from their website here | Provisions PhotoNew siding being installed on the Old Mission Legion Hall | Jane Boursaw PhotoEddie Ligon’s signage has moved from Spring into Summer; there’s a lot going on in her Summer image, and I feel all of it! | Jane Boursaw PhotoAmanda Fouch drives a beloved family Case DO tractor; Amanda is taking over her dad Rocko Fouch’s farm; neighboring farmer Scott Beiser restored the tractor | Fouch PhotoBlessing of the Chestnut Blossoms at the Dougherty House; part of Log Cabin Day festivities; with Tom Dalluge and Pastors Andrea Johnson and Pete Shumar reading scriptures | Jane Boursaw PhotoBrendan Keenan displays blacksmithing tools and skills at Log Cabin Day 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoLog Cabin Docent Ann Swaney at the Hessler Log Cabin; Log Cabin Day 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoLog Cabin Day 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoKen Pratt and my cousin Phyllis Cooley at Log Cabin Day 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoCivil War Poet Jim Ribby; Log Cabin Day 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoPeninsula Township Fire Department; Log Cabin Day 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoSons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Robert Finch Camp #14; Log Cabin Day 2026; Ted Mattis in the center knew my father-in-law Tug Boursaw and Cal Jamieson; Ted used to deliver propane on the Peninsula and would see Tug and Cal at the trucking depot where they worked | Jane Boursaw PhotoPat Sharpnack, Dave Tuttle, Jamie Jamieson and Andrea Johnson; OMP United Methodist Church Chicken BBQ 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoThe “Pit Crew” grilling up buttery chicken at the OMP United Methodist Church Chicken BBQ 2026 | Jane Boursaw PhotoNew bales of hay; corner of Gray Road and Center Road | Jane Boursaw PhotoNew memorial bench at Haserot Beach for Beatles fan Donald Franklin; he is a 7th generation on the Old Mission Peninsula and ancestor of Col. John Franklin born in 1749; read more about Donald and his family here | Jane Boursaw PhotoNew memorial bench at Haserot Beach for Donald Franklin | Jane Boursaw PhotoLight sweet cherries at Johnson Farms | Jane Boursaw PhotoSheriff’s boat towing a sailboat that capsized in East Bay during the storm this week; the boater was fine | Jane Boursaw PhotoDeer on Swaney Road in Old Mission | Jane Boursaw Photo
Thank you, Jane.
Thank you, Jane!! Love reading the OM Gazette!