Experience Fall Fun At Collegeville Orchards: Opening Friday

COLLEGEVILLE ORCHARDS OPENING LABOR DAY WEEKEND

With the end of August, comes the beginning of fall apple season at Collegeville Orchards!

Collegeville Orchards will open this Labor Day weekend on Friday, August 30th, 2024. They will be open 7 days a week from 10 am until 6 pm through October.

If you've never been to Collegeville Orchards, you are in for a treat. It's a great way to spend the day with the whole family.

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WHAT YOU CAN FIND!

They not only sell your favorite Minnesota-grown apples, but they also have a great selection of pumpkins, squash, gourds, grapes, and lots of garden produce for purchase.

Collegeville Orchards also sells its own jams and jellies, honey and maple syrup, and even fall decorations.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Curious about what kind of fun awaits the kids? Get it on some old-fashioned tractor-wagon rides. Wagon rides are offered every weekend from noon until 4 pm and are $3 per person, with kids 2 and under sitting on a lap for FREE.

PETTING ZOO

Collegeville Orchards petting zoo gives your kids a chance to meet the animals up close and personal. Goats, sheep, alpacas, a miniature horse and donkey, rabbits, and sometimes even chicks and ducklings. Then you can let them pick their own pumpkins and enjoy some pumpkin painting for $4. There are mini pumpkins, pie pumpkins, and all sizes of pumpkins to make your Halloween jack-o-lanterns.

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WALK THROUGH APPLE ORCHARD

If you would like to take a walk through the Apple Orchards across the road, you can do that as well. (Just don't pick the apples please).

APPLES APPLES APPLES

As far as apples go, maybe you are curious about what kinds of apples will be offered at this year's event. Collegeville Orchards has over 20 varieties of apples that are freshly picked and available for purchase.

Varieties include:

Chestnut Crab
Oriole
Cortland
Lakeland
Beacon
Redwell
Red Baron
State Fair
Haralson
McIntosh
Duchess
Prairie Spy
Sweet Sixteen
Centennial Crab
Honeygold
Honeycrisp
Regent
Connell Red

MAKE PLANS

Make a plan to take the whole family or just your special someone for a nice day enjoying the great outdoors.

Collegeville Orchards
15517 Fruit Farm Road
St. Joseph, MN 56374

If you have any questions you can contact Collegeville Orchards:

Phone: 320.356.7609
Email: collevilleorchards@yahoo.com

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