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WE ARE SOLD OUT OF APPLES FOR THE YEAR. WE WILL STAY OPEN THROUGH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND FOR FRESH CIDER AND FROZEN PIES AND DONUTS. AFTER NOVEMBER 2ND, PLEASE CALL 815-264-3337 FOR AVAILABILITY OF FROZEN CIDER, DONUTS AND PIES. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS THIS YEAR AND WISH YOU A SAFE AND HEALTHY YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT FALL. PLEASE CHECK OUR LOCAL ATTRACTIONS LINK FOR INFORMATION ON THE FIRST ANNUAL WATERMAN LIONS CLUB GOBBLER GALLOP--A 5K WALK/RUN TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 17 IN WATERMAN. REMINDERS -We accept MasterCard, Visa and Discover credit and debit cards in our main sales barn and in the weekend bakery, however we only accept cash and checks at U-pick and in the Feeding Trough. There is also an ATM machine at the bank in Waterman. -Please leave your dogs at home or in your car. We do not allow pet visitors at the orchard. Our farm animals and many of our customers are not comfortable around strange animals. -Please no carry-in food. Our picnic tables are reserved for customers who have purchased food in the Feeding Trough or bakery. -Gift certificates are available in our sales barn. The certificates can be for a certain dollar amount or for a particular item, such as an apple pie, bag of apples, etc. These certificates are perfect for the person who has everything or as a special thank you for someone. ACTIVITIES Apple Barn Country Store Apple Orchard Bakery Feeding Trough Snack Farm Petting Zoo Straw Pyramid Weekend Wagon Rides to Orchard - Weather permitting . (The wagons will also be running on Columbus Day, October 8.) AS A SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, WE DO NOT CHARGE AN ADMISSION FEE AND THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES, OTHER THAN THE BELGIAN HORSE DRAWN WAGON RIDES. |
 Our beloved
black lab, Aspen, passed away this winter. We miss her, but are
thankful that she had a long, happy life here on the farm.
 Max is now 2 years old and still a little shy, but he will be happy to join everyone on a wagon ride this fall.  Meet the newest addition to our family, Beauregard (Beau), our 4 month old bloodhound puppy. Beau is definitely our "farm dog in training" and will be coming out for supervised visits. (Watch your donuts! Beau loves them.) |
2007 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
 Phil with his Belgian horses.
 Members of the Waterman Firefighter's Heritage Corporation with Waterman Fire Department's first fire truck--a 1939 Ford.  Lions Club members ready to grill some great pork chop sandwiches.  Cattlemen
Association Members cooking up their famous steak sandwiches.
 Cattlemen Berk and Vaughn serving another hungry customer!  Kirk weighing up pumpkins for some Jack-o-Lantern carvers. |
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NIELSEN BELGIANS We want to thank Phil Nielsen for coming out with his Belgian horses to give horse drawn wagon rides again this year. Phil was here several weekends to give rides. Young and old alike had a great time on the rides and everyone enjoyed seeing these beautiful horses at work. WATERMAN FIREFIGHTERS' HERITAGE CORPORATION LUNCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 - The Waterman Firefighter's Heritage Corporation made their first time appearance at the orchard serving some great porkchop sandwiches and hamburgers. We appreciate everyone coming out to support our local firefighters and help them raise money to maintain the history of the Waterman Fire Department and also restore the department's first fire truck, a 1939 Ford. We look forward to having the firefighters back again next year. WATERMAN LIONS CLUB PORK CHOP SANDWICHES We want to thank the Waterman Lions Club for coming out to the orchard this fall to serve their butterfly pork chop sandwiches. Their pork chops are always a great hit with out customers. Lions Club is a wonderful service organization dedicated to providing assistance and research for the sight impaired. All proceeds from their lunches are used for local and international Lions Club programs. CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION STEAK FRY THEY WERE GREAT! - The DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association had a great day here at the orchard. A lot of people came out to enjoy the steak sandwiches and hamburgers. This year we didn't miss out--we were first in line! The sandwiches were great and we want to thank the Cattlemen' Association for coming out to the orchard. PUMPKIN HARVEST WEEKEND - OCT. 6, 7 & 8 We had a great time celebrating Pumpkin Harvest Weekend here at the orchard. We enjoyed seeing people find the perfect pumpkin in our patch. We also had fun giving away a giant pumpkin each day. We want to thank everyone who came out to help us celebrate fall and kick-off the Halloween season. Last updated 10/31/07 |