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Taste autumn’s goodness in apples you gather at one of many u-pick orchards, or pick-up by the bushel at farmstands and roadside markets across the state. Another great family outing is a trip to a cider mill for fresh-pressed seasonal treat. You get the best of both experiences at many farms, like Husted’s Farm Market & Cider Mill in Kalamazoo. At Knaebe’s Mmmunchy Krunchy Apple Farm and Cider Mill in Rogers City, they let you bag the already-picked fruit while you munch homemade baked goods, visit the animal farm or shop for gifts in Appleseed’s Mercantile. Take a wagon ride to a pumpkin patch to find the perfect Jack-O-Lantern material, or get lost (temporarily) in a corn maze. At Papa’s Pumpkin Patch in Mount Pleasant the kids can ride the Pumpkin Train and the whole family will enjoy the corn maze and Michigan’s Field of Dreams baseball field.