Saturday Is Time To Celebrate Big Orange!

    The 7th Annual Big Orange Day arrives this Saturday, February 10, and with it a special event at Umatilla’s Sunsational Farms hosted to celebrate the area’s most famous piece of citrus history. The ‘Big Orange’, as it is known, resides at the farm, and the annual celebration in its honor will once again feature fun activities for all ages.
   The fun runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., with over 90 vendors on hand to offer a wide range of products for sale. In addition, there will be children's games, food trucks, ice cream, and more to mark the occasion. As is the tradition, admission is free to Big Orange Day.
   The Big Orange came to Umatilla nearly a decade ago after residing along US 441 in the Mount Dora area for many years. Since its restoration by the Faryna family, it has been on display, first at Sunsational Citrus along SR 19, and now at the farm, which is located on Fletcher Road next to the North Lake Regional Park. A large, hollow sphere, the big orange features fiberglass construction, and is believed to be one of three such oranges created, sometime in the 1950s.
   Sunsational Farms is located at 40541 Roger Giles Road. To learn more, visit the farm on Facebook or sunsationalfarms.com.