Hy's Cider Mill

Hy's Cider Mill north of Romeo has been run by one family since the early 1900s, and it publishes a start date for every one of its twelve picking varieties, each available for two to three weeks.

What You Can Pick

• McIntosh and Gala - from 6 September
• Empire - from 13 September
• Jonathan and Cortland - from 20 September
• Ambrosia and Golden Delicious - from 27 September
• Red Delicious - from 4 October
• Ida Red and Northern Spy - from 11 October
• Fuji - from 18 October
• Golden Russet - from 25 October
• Pumpkins - autumn

What Else is Available

Wagon rides out to the picking areas, outdoor picnic areas, cider, donuts, caramel apples, jams and jellies, and a petting farm.

Good to Know

Weekends only. In the farm's own words: "Saturday & Sunday ONLY. HOURS 11am-6pm (U-pick til 5pm). Sept.6th - Nov. 2nd." Picking shuts an hour before the mill does.

Pro tip: Golden Russet from 25 October is the one to plan a trip around. It is a small, rough, dull-skinned apple that looks like a potato and is widely held to be the best-flavoured russet in America, and Hy's is one of very few orchards in the region that will let you pick it.