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autumn, apples, pumpkins, corn mazes & fall events!

Find a farm:: | north north | | easteast |south south |west west |

Be sure to check out the special events page and the calendar for more seasonal events.
NOW ADDED: HALLOWEEN EVENTS! CLICK HERE.

Be sure to call ahead for final schedules and availability!

north north

Treinen Farm -- Enchanted Castle Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

W12420 Highway 60 Lodi, WI 53555 (five miles west of Lodi)
Phone: 608-592-3481

Our 15-acre Enchanted Castle Corn Maze, with over 4 miles of trails, is now open. Don't miss the short corn maze season, open now through November. Outdoor adventure for all ages. TAKE THE CORN MAZE CHALLENGE!!

Hours: (August 3 - November 11)
Fridays: 4 pm - 9 pm
Sat: 11 am - 9 pm
Sun: 11 am - 5 pm

Rates:
$7.50 age 12 and over
$5.50 age 6-11
Free age 5 and under

Please see our website for more information, group tours, and the adult corn maze fees.

October 25-28: Halloween at the Treinen Farm: (and no school for WI schools) Try the corn maze in the dark on Saturday night (only for the brave!) Bring your flashlights, then enjoy a campfire. Enjoy not-too-scary family fun. Little kids fun house open. Horse drawn hayrides 11 am until 5 pm.

| north north |

The Pumpkin Special @ MID Continent Railway Museum
October 20-21, 2007

What better way to pick your pumpkin for Halloween than from a trainride through the beautiful countryside of the Baraboo Hills? The seven-mile, 50-minute round-trip ride on a former branch line of the Chicago & North Western Railway will include a stopover at the Quartzite Lake Pumpkin Patch. Passengers young and old can take a leisurely stroll through the patch to select their pumpkin for purchase. The train conductor will help you load your pumpkin on the train for the return back to North Freedom. Price of pumpkin is extra in addition to train fare.

SCHEDULE:
10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm

FARES:
Adults: $12.00
Student (13-18): $10.00
Children (3-12): $7.00
Children under 3: free
Senior Citizens (62 and over): $10.00
Dinner Train: $80
Caboose: Adult $14.00 / Child $8.00 (limited availability)
Cab ride: $30.00 (limit one person)
Adult Groups: $9.00 per person
Child Groups: $6.00 per person, incl. adult supervisors

| north northeast |

Foster’s Fall Harvest
6617 Hwy 73
Marshall, WI 53559
(608) 655-4275

Foster’s Fall Harvest has all of your fall decorator needs in one spot, specializing in a large variety of pumpkins (20 varieties), squash, gourds, ornamental corn and corn shocks. We also have apples, maple syrup, Amish jams and candy, and crafts for sale in the shed. Shed hours: Mon-Fri 6-8pm and Sat-Sun 9am-7pm, September through October. Located 4 miles north of Marshall on Hwy 73.

| north north |

Mayr Family Farm
3680 Egre Rd. DeForest, Wisconsin 53532

2007 SEASON
Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday, September 29th

Our team of Percherons will take you out to our Pumpkin Patch, where you can find your perfect pumpkin. Take as much time as you need searching the field and when you find the pumpkin you desire, we will cut it off the stem for you. The only rule is you must be able to carry out your own pumpkin and load it onto the wagon. This rule also applies to children.

The Pumpkin Patch is open on Saturday's and Sunday's in October from 11am to 5pm. We do accept appointments for schools, groups, and parties during the week. Come enjoy the country for the day, whether it be to just find your ideal pumpkin or to enjoy all our farm has to offer, everyone of any age is welcome!

Haunted Maze: Every Friday & Saturday night in October our maze is "haunted" by our live"spooks." You may bring a flashlight, but it just makes you easier prey for the ghosts & goblins. Come sit by the bonfire and listen to the screams, before or after you go through the maze.

We have a wide variety of Fall Decorations for sale, along with mini pumpkins and gourds. Come see all the great things we have for you to choose from.

Petting Zoo: THIS YEAR'S ANIMALS INCLUDE BABY GOATS, A LAMB, A CALF, AND BABY PIGS. THERE ARE HAND-SANITIZING STATIONS NEAR EVERY PEN. COME AND SEE THE WONDER OF BABY ANIMALS.

Visit our website for additional info, times, and pricing.

east east

Schuster's Farm - pumpkins, hayrides, upick and 2-acre corn maze.
Hwy 12 & 18, Deerfield, WI. Phone: 608-764-8488 .

Our fall season begins with two weekends of corn maze only (9/1-3 and 9/8-9)
All fall fun, (aka-hayrides, barnyard, corn maze) runs 9/15 through 10/31.

Hayrides-
--Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 am -5:00 pm OR by app't.
--Also, Thursday and Friday 10/25 and 10/26 hayrides will run from
10:00 am-5:00 pm

Schuster's Barnyard Activity Area
This is THE place to greet the animals and enjoy the activities on the farm!
Admission: $3.00/person during the week only.

On weekends entrance is part of your activity package price.
The "young fun" package is $6/person and includes hayride, barnyard area and the small corn maze.
The "adventure" package is $9/person and includes all the farm fun (hayride, barnyard area and all the corn mazes)

Our fall 2007 season opens 9/15 and runs through 10/31.

Animals
These animals are our families year-round farming highlight. Please come enjoy and love them. Animals are one of God's greatest healing gifts to humans and believe me our animals know and enjoy their role on this earth.
Animals to meet and greet

Miniature donkey and foal (Speedy)
Alpine and fainting goats
Jersey calves (Bo and Vinny)
Borderdale sheep
Shetland sheep
Pygmy goats
Llamas
Potbellied pigs
Kittens, yes kittens
And some pretty poultry with chicks

| easteast |

Hinchley's Dairy Farm
2844 Hwy 73, Cambridge WI
Phone: 608-764-5090

Autumn is a special time at Hinchley’s Dairy Farm

The cool air, rustling corn leaves, and the soft mooing of cows surround your family when you go to the farm to get your pumpkins. If short on time take a quick Hayride to the field to pick one with out seeing the animals first. Plan on spending a while to find the right pumpkin though! The patch has 1000’s to choose from. Hinchley’s sells specialty pumpkins in a range of sizes from 6 ounces to 200+ pounds!

Family time is during the weekends in October, or with reservations during the weekdays.

| easteast |

Door Creek Orchard
3252 Vilas Rd. Cottage Grove, WI 53527
(608) 838-4762

Sept.1 - Oct. 31
Mon-Fri: 9-5
Sat-Sun: 10-6

ORCHARD HOURS
Our regular season starts Saturday, September 1, 2007. Honeycrisp will be for sale on opening day and as long as supplies last (usually 3-4 weeks). McIntosh are available. Raspberries and grapes will also be available as Pick Your Own. Check our Apples page for other apple varieties as they ripen.

HORSE and BUGGY RIDES
This fall we will again have Wes Licht and his beautiful horses here to give rides through the orchard. The following are the afternoons they will be here 1-5. (Weather permitting)! There is a small charge for the ride. Sunday, September 16; Saturday, September 22; Sunday, September 23; Sunday, September 30; Sunday, October 14; Sunday, October 21;

Directions: From Madison take Hwy 12/18 east 3 miles past I-90, turn right on Vilas Rd. and go 1/2 mile.

south south

Eplegaarden Fall Events 2007
2227 Fitchburg Road, Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Eplegaarden is an old fashioned orchard featuring selv plukk (U-Pick) apples, raspberries and pumpkins for lots of old fashion rural farm fun. It's the home of the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Barn and "Ole & Lena", and "Bakke and Dal" . Checkout their website for fees, dates, and info!

Horse Drawn Hayrides & Pony Rides
Every weekend beginning Sept. 8 & Oct. 28, 2007, we will have horse drawn hayrides around da orchard and to da pumpkin patch for your pleasure from 11:00 – 4:00.

Halloween Fun-2007
Through out September and October we celebrate Halloween with haunted decorations, pumpkin plukkin, an old barn loft possibly haunted, and fun activities for kids of all ages.

Harold Potterson’s Horrific Halloween Haunts for little Wizards and Trolls
Returning again this fall bigger and better. Weekends Oct. 6 - 28, 2007. Harold Potterson is da little cuzzin of da famess vizard from Yolly ole England.

Genesis at Eplegaarden: da Birth of da Trolls
Special weekend planned for Oct. 6 & 7, 2007. Dave Watson of Watson’s Woods in the Wis. Dells will be our guest chainsaw wood carver and create a family of trolls for the orchard. Don’t miss their birthday.

Folk Music under da Apple Trees
Returning by popular demand. Sept. 9 – Oct. 14, 2007, Saturday & Sunday afternoons from 1:00-4:00 great folk music all over da orchard.

|south south |

Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce Fall Events
Fitchburg, WI

Great Pumpkin Give Away (October 6)
10am - 1pm, Kids of all ages receive a free pumpkin, bobbing for apples, refreshments and face painting. Oak Bank parking lot at the corner of Hwy PD and Seminole Highway. Call 288-8284 for more info.

Enchanted Forest (October 20)
McGaw Park at 6p.m. Cartoon characters will greet you on a magical walk. Carraige rides, bonfire, hot chocolate and s'mores.

|south south |

Carandale Farm - pick-your-own apples pumpkins
5683 Lincoln Rd, Oregon, WI. Phone: 608-835-5871.

Our Fall Season starts in early September with 1 acre of fall bearing red raspberries, 2 acres of Concord grapes, and 10 acres of apples.

We are located in South-Central Dane County, 3 1/2 miles west of Oregon and just 8 miles south of Madison. We are within 25 miles of most locations in Dane, Rock and Green Counties.

|south south |

Skelly's Farm Market
2713 Hayner Road, Janesville, WI 53548 · (608) 757-1200

From the middle of September through October 31, the farm market is an exciting place to be. Check out all of the activities, and make plans to visit us!

Pumpkin patch - A favorite of our farm, kids young and old (and maybe even the adults) love picking out their own pumpkin in our pick-your-own patch. We have acres of pumpkins of all sizes so you are guaranteed to find one that is perfect for you. In addition to our wide pumpkin selection, we offer all types of gourds from the small crooksneck gourds to large birdhouse gourds.

2007 will be the tenth anniversary for our original corn maze. Join us this year as we ride off into the Wild, Wild West in our all new 8 acre corn maze. Last year's maze featured the theme of "Chevy's on the Farm" in conjunction with Janesville's "Chevys on the Circuit." As you walk the maze, try to solve this year's all new mystery that will eventually take you to the exit.

Wagon rides are perfect for large groups, or anyone else. The rides are about twenty minutes in length and travel through the pumpkin patch and corn fields. Wagon rides are a fun adventure for any age!

|south south |

Spirit Hill Farm
7339 South State Road 140, Clinton
608-449-0536 or 608-449-0538

Fall Fun for the Entire Family is Spirit Hill Farm's motto.
Pick up your pumpkins, gourds, squash, Indian corn, corn stalks, and colorful Hardy Mums!

Admission to the Children's Activity Area is FREE with a qualifying pumpkin purchase. The activity area includes: Children's Train Ride - Kid's Maze Haunted Mini Golf - Haunted Barn Play Area & Other Fun Activities

Pick a pumpkin, visit the children's activity area, visit the animals, shop at the craft & gift barn, or see our vintage tractors. Each Fall we open the farm to the public and there are plenty of activities for the entire family!

|south south |

Hermanson Pumpkin Patch
127 Cty N
Edgerton, WI 53534
(608) 884-8759

Pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: every day, from 9 am to 6 pm; Pumpkin Patch: September-October 31st. We have many animals for kids to pet and see, such as llamas, donkeys, goats, pigs, calves, fish, and a large St. Bernard dog. We have birdhouse gourds, decorative gourds, Large Atlantic Giant pumpkins, straw bales, corn shocks, miniature corn , Indian corn, and so much more for sale! The kids may enjoy some spooky sights and sounds in our dark shed also.

Directions: Take Stoughton/Cottage Grove exit 147 to the South. Go toward Stoughton, cross over Hwy 51. Stay on Hwy N 8 1/2 miles. Go over railroad tracks, first farm on the right.

|south south |

Anderson's Pleasant Patch Pumpkin
6306 Johnson St
McFarland, WI 53558
Local: 608-838-9057

We operate an pick your own pumpkin operation. In addition we sell other farm produce such as gourds, squash, ornamental corn, dried flowers, etc. We offer a free hayride to the pumpkin field which passes through our covered bride. We also have a haunted house with younger children in mind. We also have a one mile hiking trail available. We offer group tours for schools, scouts, day cares, etc.

Days / Hours of Operation:
Open Saturday and Sundays 10 AM to 5 PM or call 608-219-0860 for appointments

Driving Directions:
Take I-90 south from Madison, WI to first exit which is County Highway N (Cottage Grove/Stoughton Exit. Continue south on N to first crossroad which is Koshkongong Rd. Take Koshkonong Road one mile east to farm.

|south south |

Eugster's Farm Market, Inc.
3865 Highway 138
Stoughton, WI 53589
Phone: (608) 873-3822

Fall Festivals will run September 29 & 30, October 6 & 7, October 13 & 14, October 20 & 21, and October 27 & 28. Hours are from 9:00 - 6:00. Admission is $6.50 per person, children under the age of 2 are free.

Admission includes: Petting Farm Admission, Wagon Rides to the Pumpkin Patch, the 8-acre Corn Maze, the Children's Spook House, the Screamy Scary Silo, a Puppet Show, a Magic Show, Pumpkin Washing Stations, and many photo opportunities

west west

|west west |

Bures Berry Patch, Inc.
3760 W. Brigham Rd., Barneveld WI 53507

Fall Red Raspberry Season
Fresh, delicious, RED RASPBERRIES are now available at Bures Berry Patch. We sell our raspberries pre-picked into either pint containers or eight pint pails. Please call us at 608-924-1404 to place your order and arrange a pickup time.

This fall we will again be offering many varieties of: pumpkins, gourds, squash, and indian corn starting late September. Please continue to check out our website as we will update it regularly.

|west west |

Appleberry Farm
8079 Maurer Road, Cross Plains
608-798-2780

September 2007 - Fall Opening
Fall Hours: Labor Day thru Halloween
9:00 a.m. - 12:00pm Fri,
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat & Sun
...Until October 22. Then open Sat & Sundays til Thxgiving, (please call ahead).

Call 608-798-2780 for special Harvest events.

October 2007 - Pumpkin Patch
Find that special Pumpkin in our patch, enjoy a hayride and eat a delicious caramel apple, or sip cider with a donut.

Our farmstore has all your harvest decorations

 

 
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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