Orchards near Petoskey, MI

Charlevoix

Rosenthal Orchards grows fruit near Charlevoix, in the cherry and apple country of Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula along Lake Michigan. No public hours, varieties, or contact information are listed yet.

Vanderbilt

Charlevoix

Raker's Cherry Orchard is on Richardson Road in Charlevoix, part of the Grand Traverse region that grows most of the nation's tart cherries. Beyond the name and location, no further details are published online.

Ellsworth

Central Lake

King Orchards has farmed the M-88 corridor near Central Lake for more than 45 years, growing strawberries in June through apples in October. The family presses its own Montmorency tart cherry concentrate and sells dried cherries, pie fillings, and baked goods alongside u-pick berries and orchard fruit. A year-round Cider & Wine Garden and nationwide shipping keep the farm running past harvest season.

Cheboygan

Golden River Orchard is a first-generation family orchard run by Steve and Mary Crusoe on White Cedar Road near Cheboygan, Michigan, since 2002. The MAEAP-certified operation grows eleven apple varieties — Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh, Zestar, Cortland, and more — hand-picked and bagged on site. Fall brings fresh-picked apples, squash, and you-pick pumpkins, with picking dates typically running late August through October.

Cheboygan