This Day in History: Nov. 9, 1886, November strawberries
After a spring-like fall, ripe wild strawberries are reported from the 7th line of Euphrasia in November.
By David Ellis · Published · 1 min read
Nov. 9, 1886: Ripe wild strawberries in November. Ripe wild strawberries on the 9th of November: the Markdale Standard reported them from the 7th line of Euphrasia in 1886. It had been an unusually mild fall. Earlier that month the paper said the weather was so warm and spring-like that plants were growing as fast as in June, and Nov. 5 was so fine that a fire was seen running in the grass along the railway. The report ran in the paper of Nov. 18, which was Thanksgiving Day.
Source: Grey Highlands Public Library, Markdale Standard scans on Our Ontario
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