3. Apple Pickers

This reveal is of apple pickers, and honors the rich tradition of Maine’s historic apple industry. At one time, Ellsworth was the number one exporter of apples in the world. By 1850, Ellsworth was home to 12 commercial orchards, and in 1880 the total number of working farms had grown to 84. In 1931, a big freeze killed an estimated 330,000 trees in New England ending the apple boom here in Ellsworth.