Fall is right around the corner, so it is time to start going to the pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and apple orchards. However, if you want to go apple picking, you may want to look into going sooner rather than later this year because apples are getting harvested early.

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 Early Harvest

I think you'll find only a few people would complain about the warmer winter we had. Not having to worry about scrapping off ice from the car every morning, only shoveling the driveway a handful of times, and having the one big snowstorm we DID have melt almost immediately made for a very nice winter.

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It seems the apple orchards also enjoyed the warm weather, so much so that they are all having a very early harvest season. The early spring created the conditions for the apple trees to bloom early,

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So when will your favorite apple be ready for picking? My favorites, Honeycrisp and Fuji, will be prepared on August 22nd and September 19th. Here is when Michigan's other signature apples will be ready for you and the family to pick.

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Michigan's Signature Apples & Harvest Dates

Michigan is having an early fall this year, which means the apples are ready to harvest early too. here's when you should go picking for your favorite apples. Based on the Michigan Apple Committee.

Gallery Credit: Tommy McNeill

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