AGRITOURISM. When temperatures unexpectedly dipped into the 20s in April, some orchards lost so much of their crop that “U-pick most likely won’t be an option this season,” one farmer predicted.
02 Jul 2026 | 11:37
The region saw unusually warm weather in late April. Temperatures neared 80 degrees, luring apple trees and other fruit crops into the early stages of growth.
Then overnight Monday, April 20, to Tuesday, April 21, the temperature fell into the 20s.
That frost was devastating, destroying up to 90 percent...
