I have been researching apple orchards in the Wisconsin-Illinois-Indiana-Michigan area for the last few weeks to see which ones are the best to visit. I ran across Almar Orchards this morning... It's about a 4 hour drive from where we live so we could make it in a day trip or stay the night over the weekend if we really wanted to make a getaway out of it. From their website:
There are tractor pulled wagon rides, horse pulled wagon rides, barrel train rides on weekends in the Fall. Every day the smell of apples, popcorn, sweet cider and doughnuts, cakes and apple dumplings fill the air. And let's not forget the mulled cider in the fall and apple and berry slush throughout the Summer.I would like to reiterate: Every day the smell of apples, popcorn, sweet cider and doughnuts, cakes and apple dumplings fill the air.
Seriously. What could smell better?
Also in my interneting, I discovered a new apple variety called "SweeTango," from the same breeders who established the Honeycrisp. I need to try it.
"SweeTango® has a deep rich red color compared to the striped red over yellow background color of our Door County grown Honeycrisp." Read more about it here: http://www.woodorchard.com/sweetango.htm
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| SweeTango® is a variety from the University of Minnesota’s apple breeding program. The same people who brought us Honeycrisp! It is a cross between Honeycrisp (the mom) and Zestar (the dad). |
