Where to go apple picking near Chicago, Indiana and Wisconsin
Families can visit various farms in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin near Chicago for apple picking, corn mazes, and other seasonal activities.
While the changing color of the leaves is always a trustworthy sign of autumn’s arrival, apples cropping up at orchards across the Midwest are another.Corn mazes, cider doughnuts, petting zoos and plenty of u-pick apples (as well as sunflowers, raspberries and pumpkins in some cases) await at farms in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin within driving distance of Chicago where families can pluck fruit fresh from the tree and enjoy plenty of other seasonal activities.“We feel like this is a place…
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