Fri, Dec 7, 2007 The California Report Magazine Kingsburg's St. Lucia Festival Listen (RealMedia stream)
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Drive a stretch of Highway 99 near Fresno, and you'll see it: an enormous coffee pot rising above the vineyards and orchards. It's really a water tower in disguise. To the 12,000 townspeople of Kingsburg, it's a proud symbol of their hamlet's Swedish heritage. The folks there rave about their Swedish coffee. We visited Kingsburg as it celebrates a festival from the old country. Reporters: Lisa Morehouse More Info: Photos from the St. Lucia festival See the coffee pot water tower at the Kingsburg Chamber of Commerce web site
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