Don Brunell

Since 1957, our Canadian friends and neighbors have celebrated Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.

Perhaps, this year we ought to join them. Given the good news of our state’s bountiful apple and cherry harvests this year, we could actually cook two turkeys–one with the Canadians on Oct. 13 and the other on Nov. 27 when our Americans traditionally get together.

Here is why. Apples are the state’s largest agriculture crop. The Washington apple industry is expecting a record harvest this year, enough to fill 140 million 40-pound boxes. That would be an 8 percent increase over the previ...