Orchards near Manchester, MI

Manchester

Alber Orchard & Cider Mill grows more than 100 apple varieties, traditional and heirloom, on Bethel Church Road in Manchester, Michigan, about 30 minutes west of Ann Arbor. The Bossory family presses cider on site and pours hard cider and wine through the attached Freedom Winery. Fall brings pumpkins and orchard visits, and the grounds host weddings and private events under a gazebo the rest of the year.

Tipton

Keeney Orchards has grown apples in Lenawee County since before the farm earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Picking runs late August through October, though timing shifts with the harvest, so calling ahead before driving out to Tipton is worth it. Reviewers keep a 4.5-star average that's held for years.

Saline

Lutz Orchard is on Macon Road outside Saline in Washtenaw County, close to Ann Arbor. It's listed as an orchard; no further details are published online for this location.

Saline

Lutz Orchard sells fruit from a stand at 11030 Macon Road outside Saline, in the orchard country south of Ann Arbor. No website or posted hours turned up in a search — call ahead during harvest season.

Lesser Farms and Orchard has no confirmed city or contact info on record. The name points to a working orchard, with fruit varieties and hours to follow once verified.

Britton

Kapnick Orchards has been a family owned business for many years. It was founded in 1958 by Robert and Gertrude Kapnick and Charles and Janice Kapnick. Our farm market, near Tecumseh, was first opened in 1961. In 1975, Charles and Janice purchased the market from Charles' parents Robert and Gertrude Kapnick. Currently the market is operated by Sharon and Bruce Shaffer and Scott Robertello, who purchased the farm from Janice in 2001. Sharon is the daughter of Janice and Charles. In 2011, Kapnick

Cement City

Meckley's Flavor Fruit Farm in Cement City, started by Ray and Louise Meckley in 1956, is celebrating over 60 years — an orchard and cider mill with a bakery whose fresh dawn-made donuts, pies, and breads draw travelers from far and wide. The farm has hand-crafted artisan ciders for over 50 years, now poured in its tap room, brewery, and cidery, with u-pick raspberries and apples, fall festivals, and rentable "barndo-mini-um" cabins.

Adrain

Marvin's Fairfield Orchard is on South Adrian Highway outside Adrian in Lenawee County, where row crops and fruit orchards share the same farmland. No further public details are available.

Ypsilanti

Wiard's has run its cider mill in Ypsilanti since before the Civil War — the family orchard dates to 1837. Fall visitors pick apples and pumpkins, ride the wagon out to the patch, and walk through a corn maze, petting farm, and country fair with a bakery selling donuts, pies, jams, and hot sauces. Open Wednesday through Sunday during the season; call 734-482-7744 for current hours.

Milan

Wasem Fruit Farm is a family-owned orchard between Ypsilanti and Milan in Washtenaw County, Michigan, known for pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and tart cherries, homemade unpasteurized cider, and fresh donuts made daily each autumn. The farm also grows currants, gooseberries, plums, pears, and fall raspberries, sold in season at the Ann Arbor Farmers' Market — and dogs on leashes are welcome.

Ypsilanti

Wiard's has been in the same family since 1837, making it Michigan's oldest continually operated orchard. The fall season runs U-pick apples and pumpkins alongside a cider mill that's pressed juice for more than 189 years. A country fair section adds a corn maze, petting farm, and bakery, and after dark the grounds turn into Night Terrors, a haunted attraction. It's a full day trip more than a quick produce stop.