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Garwood Orchard
Variety of fruits and vegetables depending on the season. Strawberry u-pick opens in June, raspberries and blackberries available in July. Vegetables...
Pavolka Fruit Farm
1776 N. Wozniak Road, Michigan City, Ind.This farm carries an old-time variety of berries, cherries, grapes, pears peaches and plums. U-pick apples and peaches begin in August. Availability...
Billy Boy’s Blueberry Barn
Pick your own blueberries July and August (call for specific dates). There is also a farm stand with ready-picked blueberries, other blueberry...
Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm
Mineral Springs Road, Porter, Ind.Joseph Bailly, one of the earliest settlers in northern Indiana, set up his fur trading post in the early 1800s. Visit the late 1880s Chellberg farm...
Buckley Homestead
3606 Belshaw Road, Lowell, Ind.Living history museum on a 19th-century farm homestead. Features several historical buildings including a 1900s one-room schoolhouse and an 1850s pioneer...
