The fruit trees are blossoming all month, starting with the apricots, then followed by cherries, peaches, pears and finally apples.
Fresh strawberries-late June
Dark sweet cherries-early July
Light sweet cherries-early July
Tart cherries-mid July
Blueberries-mid July
Sweet corn-mid July
Apricots-late July, early August
Peaches-mid August
Nectarines-mid August
Lodi apples-mid August
Clapp pears-mid to late August
Paula Red apples-early September
Ginger Gold -early September
Bartlett pears-early September
Jersey Mac apples-mid September
Gala apples-mid September
Bosc pears -mid September
Stanley plums-late September
McIntosh apples-late September
Jonathon apples-early October
Empire and Cortland apples-early October
Jonagold apples-early October
Red and Golden Delicious-early October
Mutsu, Ida Red, Northern Spy-early October

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Our fruitstand at the M-88 farm in Central Lake is open year-round. Our Kewadin market, on US-31 (9 miles north of Elk Rapids) is open from Memorial Day Weekend through November: Monday through Saturday 9 am til 6 pm; Sunday 12:30 til 6.

In November as the days get shorter we usually start opening at 10 am, and closing at 5 pm weekdays and closing at 4 pm on Sunday.

We have apples right up until Christmas, even after the fruitstand officially closes for the season.

We are located on M-88 a little over 3 miles east of US-31 near Central Lake, Michigan. Complete maps and directions are on the map page.

All dates for the fruitstand are, of course, approximate. For the latest information about what is being picked now and what is coming next to the fruitstand, check Betsy's update page.

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