The elevation is about 5,000 feet and is ideal for the cultivation of apples. We have four seasons, snowfall in the winter, and reasonably cool summers. While maintaining the care of trees planted as early as 1887, we currently
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This year's crop is growing and it is a bumper crop. We will have Gravensteins in mid-August. Then Glen Seedlings (green, tart apples). Later, Early Fuji's and Red Delicious about the second week in September. Shortly afterward the Spartans, Jonathons and McIntosh toward the end of September. The last apples to ripen are the Romes, Winesaps, Braeburns, Fuji's Northern Spy and Yellow Newtown pippins.
In mid-July our Red Heritage raspberries start to ripen, then the wild blackberries. Although our season officially opens to the public on Labor Day weekend, you can call from mid-July on to check on ripeness and make an appointment to come up and pick. Cider pressing, wagon rides and all other tour activities begin on Labor Day weekend.
In late October you can come up and pick your own corn (Indian Corn) and pumpkins.