Apples, pumpkins, and petting zoo fun for all ages
By Rileigh Benson
There’s no better place to embrace the fall season than at Leaman’s Applebarn. This charming, cozy farm offers a unique experience with apple picking, a petting zoo with goats and ponies, a variety of pumpkins to choose from, and freshly made treats made from scratch.
When you first enter, you will find a small, quaint building decorated perfectly for the fall season. Inside, the building has walls and tables packed with sweet treats such as donuts, cookies, Michigan-made wines, salsas, salad dressings, and, of course, pie. Outside, the building is surrounded by apple trees, providing shade as we exit the warm summer into cool autumn weather. Surrounding the petting zoo is a huge playground with sandboxes, basketball toss, slides, a seesaw and some benches for the parents.
After purchasing a small, or big, plastic bag to pick apples, you can either take a brisk walk over to a few trees that carry Yellow Delicious and Deacon Jones apples or take a hayride over to the extending orchard that varies in more apple types like Honeycrisp and Gala. Across from the extended orchard is a corn maze for all ages.
I highly recommend spending an afternoon at Leaman’s Applebarn. Leaman’s has become a new seasonal tradition for my partner and me; this is our second year picking apples and making homemade apple pie together. Leaman’s Applebarn captures a cozy autumn spirit and has something for everyone. Be sure to visit this season and create new memories!
