Region families have been flocking to pumpkin patches, apple orchards and corn mazes this fall.
Northwest Indiana residents have been taking part in time-honored fall rituals, such as going on hayrides, grabbing pints of apple cider, stocking up on apple cider donuts by the dozen or stalking through the geometrically rigid rows of trees on the hunt for the juiciest Honeycrisp apple.
People have been flocking to attractions like County Line Orchard, Harvest Tyme Family Farm, Johnson’s Farm Produce, Garwood Orchard and Fair Oaks Farms during "the signature season for agritourism in Northwest Indiana." Harvest Tyme Family Farm in Lowell has a corn maze depicting Sesame Street characters while County Line Orchard has one of Michael Jordan's iconic Jumpman pose as part of its "Who's the G.O.A