Where is gays mills apple orchard

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Hwy 61 and In April and May, cherry and apple blossoms put on a dazzling display. June brings strawberries. In July, the cherries are ready for picking. Come late August and September, apples are the stars. Then the trees begin to turn and put on another colorful display of autumnal reds, browns, oranges and yellows. A state historical marker on Highway just outside Gays Mills provides an overview of how the village of became the Apple Capital of Wisconsin. The sign notes that in John Hays and Ben Twining collected apples from eight to 10 farmers in the area and displayed them first at the Wisconsin State Fair, then at a national show in New York — earning first prizes at both.

The wins prompted the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society to plant five varieties of apples on five acres of High Ridge. By , the orchard had grown so much that an organization formed to promote the selling of orchards. Today apple trees cover more than a thousand acres around Gays Mills, most of those around High Ridge — also known as Orchard Ridge — along Highway east of Gays Mills.

Five orchards along the route plus one on the west side of Gays Mills and another to the north welcome visitors in the fall for fresh apples, cider and more treats. The orchards produce apple-infused goods, too, which are available in their farm stores that are typically open through Thanksgiving.

But September is still the best time to visit for not only the apples, but also the experience of picking them straight from the source in the Apple Capital of Wisconsin. More things to do : Log Cabin Heritage Park, State Highway , Gays Mills, is on the site of an old sawmill and is home to six historical cabins and a schoolhouse built by European settlers in the late s.

Visitors can see the outside of the cabins year-round. Note that the natural area does not have any facilities I. The Kickapoo River that runs through Gays Mills is popular with paddlers, but its best stretches are about 40 miles north beginning in Ontario, where a few liveries rent canoes, kayaks and tubes.

Start a trip there and finish at Wildcat Mountain State Park, where you can explore hiking trails and outlooks that offer views of the river from above.