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3 stories in 2026
Bringing Fruit to Market
Adolphus Rapp began farming in the Summit area in 1904. Here’s a glimpse at 12 months at the Rapp orchards on Skyland and Adams roads. Winter work. In September, a cover crop of vetch was…
By Lou Rapp · August 2026 · Volume MMXXVI, Number 8
The Father of Los Gatos
The life of J.W. Lyndon truly epitomizes the “rags to riches” story. John Weldon Lyndon, the eldest of seven children, was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1836. The family moved to Vermont in…
By Debra Staab · April 2026 · Volume MMXXVI, Number 4
Loma Prieta Avenue has served the Summit area for over 150 years. The road is just north of, and parallel to, Summit/ Highland Road. The avenue starts at Summit Road just west of the Summit…
By Debra Staab · March 2026 · Volume MMXXVI, Number 3