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Welcome to Levering Orchard, celebrating its 102nd year in 2010. In 1908, Ralph and Clara Levering, Quaker strawberry and sweet potato farmers in Tennessee, moved to the present site in Orchard Gap and started what was then an apple orchard. In 1939, their son, Sam Levering, moved to the orchard with his wife, Miriam, and family, and continued the orchard business. Sam and Miriam entered semi-retirement in 1986. From that year until the present, Frank Levering -- the third generation -- and his partner in orcharding, writing, and public television production, Wanda Urbanska, have continued the tradition. Once a renowned apple orchard, today Levering Orchard features 32 acres of cherries with an extraordinary 44 varieties to choose from -- making it the largest cherry orchard in the South with the widest variety of offerings -- along with apples, peaches, and nectarines.
Cherry Orchard Theatre Productions begin July 30, 2010, run every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night at 7pm though September 12, 2010. Labor Day Weekend Features Music on the Mount, a 60's music concert. August 20-22 & 27-29, 2010- features Riders in the Sky, a new play celebrating 75 years on the Blue Ridge Parkway. No reservations needed. For More info please call 336-786-4316 or visit www.leveringorchard.com
DIRECTIONS
From US 52, 1 mile north of VA line, turn east on Epworth Church Rd. (VA 686). Go 3 miles to Wards Gap Rd. (VA 679). Turn left and go straight for 3.6 miles to 3-way fork. Follow middle fork, Orchard Gap Rd. (VA 691), to Levering Orchard packhouse (.7 mile)
From Blue Ridge Parkway, between mileposts 193 & 194 at Orchard Gap (east of Fancy Gap, west of Meadows of Dan), go south on Orchard Gap Road (VA 691), down mountain 2 miles.
From downtown Mount Airy, follow Wards Gap Road (VA 679) north to Orchard Gap Road (VA 691). Straight ahead on left.
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