Description: Best Apple Picking Near Me - Find Apple Picking Orchards and Farms
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"Autumn" and "apples" are a perfect pairing. We dunk for them at Halloween or dip them in sticky caramel; there are pies and cider.... Yep, fall wouldn't be the same without the apple.
Despite the saying, "American as apple pie," apples didn't originate here. Settlers to Jamestown brought seeds and cuttings from Europe, and began harvesting the fruit in 1607 - not for eating but for making cider (which was less risky to drink than water during those untidy days). Over a century later, John Chapman (aka "Johnny Appleseed') introduced the trees to parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and parts of West Virginia.
Apple picking is a fun activity for families, even the littlest members. Orchards provide bags, sacks or baskets and generally transport you to the trees on a wagon. All you have to do is pick, pick and pick.