Due to our long list of getting-ready-to-open tasks, we had to post signs in Mankato and St. Peter today, but PLEASE BE AWARE THAT OPENING DAY IS STILL SATURDAY, AUGUST 31.
The pears and Zestar! apples look amazing...stop out and get yours this weekend!
Good news...we are opening Saturday, August 31! It's been a really weird year weather wise, which has been a big challenge. But by opening we will have pears and Zestar! apples available for either u-pick or prebagged purchase. As many of you remember from last year, the pears are amazing, and a lot of you have asked about them. And Zestar! is not as well known as Honey Crisp, but they are our family's favorite apple...sweet and so juicy. If you haven't tried them, we encourage you to do so. They make wonderful applesauce, apple crisp, apple pie, apple cake...anything you can think of.
Honey Crisp, Haralson, and Chestnut Crabapples will be available later in the season...we are estimating mid September. We will post when they are ready, so keep an eye out for that coming up.
Our hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 7 days a week. Several wagons are available for those of you with little ones. Come to enjoy the beautiful rolling hills and peacefulness of our orchard or bring the kids out for a fun time picking their own apples. Kids have a blast, and we love hearing them enjoy themselves.
Directions are available on our website irishmountainorchard.com. See you soon!
Irish Mountain Orchard is CLOSED for the season as of 6 p.m. October 30. We unexpectedly sold out, and while we intended for tomorrow to be our last day, we wanted to let people know that we no longer have apples available to sell. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you to all our customers for their support...we really appreciate you! Hopefully you enjoyed visiting the orchard, and we hope to see you again next year.
We wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season and winter!
The Crew at Irish Mountain Orchard
