A pear hangs in the mystery June’s Pear tree at Hawk Ridge Farm in Pownal. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer When art consultant June LaCombe moved into her 1848 farmhouse in Pownal almost 50 years ago, she was quickly captivated by the “magnificent” pear tree that dominated the back garden. It was “already an ancient tree” at the time, she said, and “very tall and beautiful.
” WHAT: The 48th annual fair. Fairgoers may tour the Maine Heritage Orchard if they like – it’s about a 20-minute walk from the fairgrounds. But the staff asks that you please take care to close the fence when you leave, to keep deer from the trees.
WHEN: 9 a.m.-6 p.
m., Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m.
-5 p.m. , Sunday WHERE: 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity HOW MUCH: Tickets for non-MOFGA members cost $12 to $20, children under 12 free MORE INFO: mofga.
org LaCombe enjoyed many seasons of juicy, succulent fruits, reaching the pears with apple ladders and picking poles, or harvesting drops that had fallen to the ground near the tree’s straight, slender trunk. “All of the people on our road and all of our neighbors have collected pear recipes because we gave those pears to so many people,” she said. At some point, LaCombe built an addition to her farmhouse at Hawk Ridge Farm and designed a stone wall to form a graceful comma around the tree’s base “as a celebration of that pear,” she said.
“The whole back yard is a tribute to that pear tree.” One year, Fedco Trees founder Jo.