Apples

People partake in apple-picking traditions Thursday at Royal Oak Farm Apple Orchard in Harvard. The orchard features 34 different varieties of apples from 22,000 trees over 160 acres and four different orchard. Depending on the weather, Royal Oaks Farm expects apple picking season to last into November. The orchard, which also has an apple maze, was recently named the second best orchard in the county by the readers of Newsweek.

A lot of people can say they have roots in Rock Falls, but not all of them can say they’ve turned them into a thriving business that’s been part of the local landscape for generations.

Find an apple orchard in and around Geneva, Oswego, Plano, Woodstock, Plainfield, Aurora, Yorkville, McHenry, Union, La Salle, Mt. Morris and Rock Falls.

Chicago couple happy to find healthy berries growing in region.

McHenry County farms are opening up for the fall season. Apple picking, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches await