strawberries are part of Bainbridge Island History

Strawberry farming was a mainstay for many first and second-generation Japanese, who began migrating to Bainbridge in 1889. The strawberry cannery, at cannery cove, was built by the Winslow Berry Growers Association, a cooperative of Japanese-American farmers. At it's peak during the Depression, 500 - 55 gallon barrels a day of select Marshall strawberries were produced. Vessels barged the barrels of sugared berries to Seattle, where they were shipped world wide.