A Trip to Denver (Indiana That Is)

 This afternoon we drove southwest about an hour to Doud's Orchard in Denver Indiana.

 

 

The produce shed/store has apples, cider, apple butter, and other items.

They even had onions, plums, other things.

There were maybe 8 different kinds of apples ripe right now. They had signs giving the name, what it was good for (eating, salads, cooking, baking) and a brief idea of the taste (sweet, medium sweet, tart, etc.).

The sales area was decorated for autumn. It was nicely done.

Pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn were available to buy.

Customers could walk around the orchard and the "pumpkin patch".

We had driven south on Indiana 19 most of the way. We decided to go home through Roann on Indiana 16. We had never driven this road west of the town. We were pleasantly surprised to see the Stockdale Mill on the Eel River. The present mill was built in 1857 replacing an earlier one swept away by flood. The current dam was built in 1916.

We browsed in 3 antique stores in Roann, but our day's purchases ended up being apple butter, Jonagold apples, cider, and some cheese corn pops (cheetoh type of snack) added to the basket by my husband.

Kercher’s Sunrise Orchards and Farm Store

 

I went on a Grace Village outing with 5 other ladies on the bus to Kercher's Sunrise Orchard in Goshen Indiana today. Our trees are a little slower to display autumn color than last year. I had a donut and a cup of cider; watched as the hay wagon came in with visitors carrying their big pumpkins from the pumpkin patch.

There is a u-pick apple orchard, but most of us just bought apples and/or cider from the farm market.

These were hefty pumpkins.

Lots of gourds and squashes.

Other decorative items included mums and Indian corn.

The store has aprons, apples, baked goods, cider, and other household items.

Bins of “seconds” were available and popular with those planning to make pies and apple sauce.

The wagons carried pumpkins, baskets of apples, and kids. One little boy did not happily leave the toys in the wading pool.

Kercher’s is geared for family and school outings. This apple had questions with flip-up answers.

 A nice autumn outing on a Friday afternoon.