History

The story of Williams Orchard dates back to the 1860’s when Ester Teter purchased a bundle of fruit trees from a traveling salesmen and planted those trees on this property. The orchard was passed down generation to generation in the Williams family, and most recently was farmed by Ken “Apple Ken” Williams. Ken farmed the orchard up to age 97, with 2017 being his final season. In February of 2018 Ken passed away.

The Williams family still stays involved in the orchard, but Steve Williams and Laurel Williams have passed the baton onto the Drummond family. In 2019, the Drummond family purchased the orchard from the Williams family and have been renovating and restoring the grounds.