Each Saturday, starting August
30th, are scheduled fall event days. Ages 4 through
12 are the focus on these days and of course Mom,
Dad, Grandma and Grandpa. The festival Saturdays
run through Sept 27th, concluding on that day.
See the news letter for new attractions. The Market
remains open into November on Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday and closes the Saturday following Thanksgiving
Day.
August 30. Free tour day.
Enjoy a guided walking tour of the orchard and
grounds. Apple trees, bee yard, petting zoo, cider
mill, and different orchard works will be explained.
10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. Last 1 hour.
September 6. Baking with Apples
and Decorating Cookies. Learn how to fix apple crisp
the old way and the fast way. Kids have hands on
experience decorating the cookies. Other related
apple fix’ns will be discussed. 10 a.m., 11:30
a.m., and 1:00 p.m.
September 13. Kid’s Activity
and Carnival Day. Join your children in the fun
of competition in different events such as apple
batting, apple balance, and apple obstacle course.
Each person will receive a certificate of completion.
Plus the small town Carnival comes to the Orchard.
10 a.m. through 2 p.m.
September 20. Cider Pressing and
Honey Extraction.If the bees do well we will have
the extractor going and if not then we will show
and tell about bees and honey. 10 am to 4 pm. Cider
pressing ends at 2 pm.
September 27. Pumpkin Decorating
and Caramel Apple dippin. Have some family fun and
take a pumpkin home for decorating. Caramel apples
are dipped for the youngsters (under 12) with their
choice of toppings. 10 am to 4 pm.
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