Seasonal & Holidays
This Is Michigan's Best Pumpkin Patch To Visit
Pumpkin picking is a fall rite of passage and a great excuse to get the family together ahead of Halloween. Don't miss this pumpkin patch.
It’s that magical time of year again when kids unglue themselves from their tablets and smartphones for just a couple precious hours to join their parents in a jaunt to the local pumpkin patch. Few things excite our youth more than picking out gargantuan gourds, and for parents, it’s the perfect excuse to throw on that new fall sweater, round up the squad and have a stranger snap the perfect Christmas card photo for grandma and grandpa.
Haunted houses get all the attention, but pumpkin patches are the soul of the season. And if you’re looking for the cream of the crop, consider heading over to Blake Farms in Armada, ranked best pumpkin patch in Michigan by the folks at the women's magazine Good Housekeeping. The patch is open until Oct. 28.
Here’s what the magazine had to say about the pumpkin peddlers:
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Blake Farms' funland transforms into a fall festival each season, and includes a sports zone, tricycle race track, and a storybook barn. So whether your kid is an adrenaline chaser or a bookworm, they’ll easily find their place here. Admission is $8.95 per person (ages 3 and up), and the price goes up to $10.95 on the weekend.
If you’re hoping to find locally grown pumpkins, consider this — while technically grown throughout the country, there’s a 50-50 chance your pumpkin was grown in one of just six states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There’s a good chance that state was Illinois, the nation’s largest producer, which harvests up to five times as many pumpkin acres as any other top state at more than 600 million pounds.
Metro Detroit fall destinations
Looking for more fall fun? Don't miss these attractions around the region:
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38035 S. Huron, New Boston, MI 48164. Phone: (734) 753-9380. Open: October 1 to 31. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From Detroit: I-94 W to I-275 S. to exit 11b (South Huron Road) Turn right and go 1 mile west From Ann Arbor: I-94 E to I-275 S. to exit 11b (South Huron Road) Turn right and go 1 mile west From Monroe: I-275 N. to exit 11 turn (South Huron Road) Turn left and go 1 mile west. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page.
16750 Hannan, Romulus, MI 48174. Phone: 734-941-1037. Alternate phone: 734-673-5150. Alternate phone: 734-624-7724. Open: September and October, Daily from 10 am til dark.
A visitor writes on September 17, 2009: "They are family friendly, happy to let the children pick berries along with you. And the pumpkins make great photo ops! They cannot be found on any other website, but we've picked berries 3 years in a row and they make great jam! And they specialize in "Monster" pumpkins. Pumpkins in all different sizes, some HUGE and different colors. "
50240 Martz Road, Belleville, MI 48111. Phone: 734-260-0334. Email: info@debuckscornmaze.com. Open: Fridays thru October from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm; Saturdays from 1:00 am to 10:00 pm; Sundays from 12 pm to 7:00 pm; Wagon rides to pumpkin patch end at dark; (No lights in the pumpkin field!). Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: I-94,(exit 187), turn south on Rawsonville Road for 2 1/2 miles. Turn east on Martz road and Debuck's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch is 1/2 mile on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
A visitor writes on September 27, 2010: "We cannot wait for next year. They really cared about their patrons, were friendly and all around wonderful. This was our first year here. It will become a regular event for us in the fall. "
915 Brady, Dearborn, MI 48120. Phone: 517 425 1101. Email: hauntedhillsdale@comcast.net. Open: Friday, October 30 6:38 am to 10:30pm Saturday, October 31 6:38 am to 10:30pm. Directions: Off of I-94 (Michigan Ave). Click here for a map and directions. Come, if you dare, to A Victorian Haunting Experience where by day Dearborn's McFadden Ross House Museum sits in all her glory with charm and elegance, but at night the moon casts shadows over the gracious mansion and it transforms into something more frightening or at least for one night errrr two nights!.
Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. - Local Ghost Stories - Paranormal Investigation (at a never before investigated site) - Victorian Tea time where we will read our tea leaves - Seance - Period Costumes (optional) Contest -Raffle prizes (optional) including Psychic Readings, Books, Halloween Art etc -Non alcoholic refreshments will be served *$40 per person until October 1st/$50 per person after October 1st.
4260 Gotfredson Rd, Plymouth , MI 48170. Phone: (248) 685-2769. Email: alissabellotto16@gmail.com. Open: 10am to 7pm Monday to Sunday (daily). Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Corn Stalks Straw Gourds Pie Pumpkins Mini Pumpkins. (ADDED: October 02, 2018)
8350 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI 48180. Phone: 313-291-4505. Email: vincebuber@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 8 pm, Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm. Directions: In Taylor on Pardee Road Between Ecorse and Wick road. Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkins now thru October 31st; Open 7 days a week. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
10685 Warren Rd. Plymouth, MI 48170. Phone: (734) 455-2290. Fax: (734) 455-2362. Email: plymouthorchards@att.net. Open: Labor Day through first weekend in November, Daily 9 am to 7 pm. Since 1977 Plymouth Orchards has been the place for farm fresh apple cider and award winning donuts. We are not a U-pick apple orchard, but offer U-pick pumpkins along with wagon rides and farm animal viewings. School tours by reservation only. (ADDED: June 30, 2016, JBS)
48651 Harris Road, Belleville, MI 48111. Phone: (734) 461-1835. Email: james@grahamsystems.net. Open: Monday, from 12 pm to 7 pm, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10 am to 7 pm, Friday and Saturday, from 10 am to 10 pm, October 1 to October 31. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. . Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. The Pumpkin Factory is a Halloween Farm with a Corn Maze, Haunted House, Hayrides and Pumpkins galore! Located in Belleville, MI, we offer Halloween activities, events and food with tricks, treats and pumpkins for everyone. Haunted hayrides, a petting farm, and Pedal Karts are here! We have Halloween decorations, attractions and delicious fall inspired food. We are your local stop for acres of Halloween fun! We accept major credit cards, and there is no charge for parking or admission every day!.
A visitor writes on October 01, 2011: "Great family environment something for all ages everything is reasonably priced good food and friendly service. Thousand of pumpkins in the yard haunted hayrides free parking free mini haunted house lots of animals playground for the kids witches kitchen where they sell homemade treats gift shop with lots of fall and Halloween decorations "
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