Discover Dodge Inc.: Discover Dodge County orchards, patches and corn mazes for new autumn adventures

Media Contact: Christine Lindner
Flavorful Insight, 920.296.9772
clindner@flavorfulinsight.com

Horicon, Wisconsin, October 9, 2012 — This season you can live the good life! Escape to Dodge County for autumn adventure. Stroll through fall foliage at the Horicon Marsh, one of the largest freshwater marshes in the United States, bite into a fresh-picked Honey Crisp apple or peruse the patch to find the perfect pumpkin. No matter your interest, whether in corn mazes or caramel apples, pumpkins to homemade apple pie, fun experiences await your family in Dodge County.

Discover the essence of autumn with a relaxing countryside visit to the pumpkin patch or pick a bushel of flavor and fun at the apple orchards. Dodge County’s finest and friendliest farm markets are eager to serve up a taste of homegrown goodness. Here’s a few of our favorites to savor the season’s simple pleasures.

Located on the edge of the Horicon Marsh, Tom Dooley Orchard in rural Waupun has been growing apples for nearly 50 years. Inspired by the warm flavors of autumn the orchard has its own bakery known throughout the area for homemade apple pie and tasty turnovers using only the fresh picked apples from their very own orchard.

Another apple picking adventure waits for you at Golz Orchard located on Hwy 49 in Waupun. This apple farm serves up the area’s biggest apple pies using freshly picked apples from their orchard for a fresh and flavorful bite.

A third generation family owned orchard, Pieper’s Fruit Farm grows more than 16 varieties of farm-fresh apples on their 25 acre farm. Located one mile west of Brownsville, Pieper’s Fruit Farm welcomes school and community groups to tour the orchard, visit their bakery and enjoy homegrown Wisconsin tastes.

Eberle’s Produce located along Hwy 33 in Horicon has been delighting guests with delicious homegrown produce for more than 30 years. The farm grows a wide variety of pumpkins, gourds, corn, potatoes, onions, apples, honey, jams and salsa.

Nestled in the beautiful Kettle Moraine region Glacier Rock Farm in Ixonia is bursting with fall fun and is an animal-lover must stop in Dodge County. Take a hayride around the farm, milk a cow the old-fashion way by hand, maneuver through the corn maze and see up-close turkeys, ducks, sheep, horses, llamas and many baby farm animals.

Located in the fertile Rock River Valley just outside of Watertown, Tietz Family Farm Market, is seven generations strong and one of the area’s largest producers of farm-fresh produce and delicious Homegrown Popcorn. The Tietz family farm offers a bountiful harvest of produce and fall decorations.

Experience fall at Waldvogel’s Pumpkin Farm, just minutes from the famous Horicon Marsh in beautiful Dodge County. Enjoy 16 fun family attractions, including a hayride to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, farm train, mini-golf and giant mine shaft slide. Enjoy the sights, sounds and fun of the fall season at Waldvogel’s with farm-fresh fall produce and baked goods. It’s also a favorite fall destination for school field trips and group tours of all sizes.

For more information on Dodge County fall adventures or trip ideas, visit http://www.dodgecounty.com to plan your getaway today. Connect with us on Facebook and YouTube to discover all that Dodge County has to offer from community celebrations to historic attractions and more.

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Discover Dodge, Inc., is a nonprofit, countywide tourism promotion organization dedicated to showcasing the natural beauty of Dodge County. Experience the unique places, people and pride of communities’ surrounding the iconic Horicon Marsh, the largest fresh water marsh in North America, located in Dodge County.