Links to sites of interest covering the history, culture and fruit growing of the Wenatchee area. Although boasting an emergent wine making industry, Wenatchee is most famous as the Apple Capitol of the World.

Apple Country Events
The world famous fruit growing region surrounding Wenatchee offers many educational and entertaining events and festivals.

Washington Orchards at Apple Journal
Apple Journal is your source for locating orchards in the region, and around the world.

Apple Orchard Tours
Tour a working family orchard, meet & interact with the growers, understand the risks & challenges in growing quality fruit. Experience a commercial packing house & compare to an antique apple packing line demonstrated locally. Enjoy lunch/dinner in an orchard or agriculture historical site; Fresh apple pie made from World Famous Washington Apples, along with highlighting the agriculturally diverse Wenatchee Valley, Cashmere, Chelan, & Leavenworth areas.

Cascade Foothills Farmland Association
This is a beautiful time of the year to plan a day trip or weekend getaway, and experience the beauty of the area. While you are here, be sure to visit the many fruit stands, farms, and wineries that are working hard to bring you the fresh fruit and vegetables, value added products, and home town services, that are the heart and soul of rural living.

Guide to Washington wineries
Maps and links allow you to explore Washington wineries within each Washington wine region.

Regional History
The fruit-growing regions of Washington state, which are surrounded by the magnificent Cascade Mountains, have been producing large yields of apples for much of the last century. From the small family farms, which sprang up from the earliest settlements in this area during the 1870s, to the large corporations, which today both grow and process fruits of all kinds, agri-business was and remains an integral, vibrant way of life for our state's residents.