The Detroit News. The farm market is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week. The crop from the southwestern region of Michigan was drastically reduced by a fire blight epidemic that killed several thousand trees. Tourists find a corn maze cut in the shape of Michigan's map that winds around in the shape of major expressways.
Children enjoy the petting zoo and vintage classroom.
A big concern among apple growers is avoiding E. coli in the cider. With increasing numbers of subdivisions, shopping plazas and condominiums in surrounding acreage, Schumacher fights to keep the orchard running. Maureen McDonald is a Metro Detroit free-lance writer.