“The World’s Largest Strawberry Shortcake” is found in… Lebanon, Oregon?
At some point in the 1950s, it could have been, but nowadays it is just one of the beloved traditions of Lebanon’s annual Strawberry Festival, an homage and celebration of its roots as a strawberry town.
The first weekend of June, the festival draws people from across the Mid-Valley for strawberries, live entertainment, vendors, food carts, carnival attractions and the famous giant strawberry shortcake. Last weekend’s event was the 116th running of the festival, one of Oregon’s longest running festivals, alongside the Portland Rose Festival that began in 1907…