Growers cometo festival bearing pears

摘要

While many local people avoid the huge throngs of tourists who come to Leavenworth, Washington, for the annual Christmas Lighting Festival, Larry Peterson is not one of them. The festival is a highlight of the year for Peterson, who is a pear grower in nearby Cashmere, Washington. And the more people there are to mingle with, the better. The Bavarian-theme town of Leavenworth (population 2,000) holds the festival on three weekends in December, attracting around 30,000 visitors each weekend. People come, mainly from the Seattle area, by car, bus, or aboard the Snow Train, which runs each Saturday.