See 1,000+ carved pumpkins on display during the last week of October, in the Village of Shepherd, Michigan. Each year, the home just behind the Shepherd post office boasts thousands of carved pumpkins with a fun Wizard of Oz theme!

This small Mid Michigan village comes to life each Halloween, drawing spectators from near and far. For nearly a decade, Shepherd Michigan’s Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin display, has been lighting up the night on the corner of Second Street and Orchard.

Stop in Apple Barrel Cider Mill and step back in time! A rustic decorated, relaxed atmosphere, serving fresh donuts daily and seasonal produce. With a gift shop selling locally made crafts, honey and maple syrup; and a made from scratch bakery specializing in homemade pies, donuts, fudge and more.

Each Spring the greenhouse is loaded with beautiful hanging baskets and bedding plants. Throughout the summer, fresh Michigan seasonal fruits and berries are available. Fall features squash, pumpkins, mums, of course apples and cider! Cider is pressed on-site, weekly from Labor Day, through the year end. Watch the pressing process through the large glass viewing windows.

In the Spring, the Apple Orchard is in full blossom with hundreds of fluffy flowering apple trees. The dreamy golden Sunflower Fields come to life around mid-summer, this our absolute favorite time to visit! We pick Sunflower bouquets while sipping on cider and snacking on donuts. I am obsessed with the U Pick Sunflowers, Pumpkins, Zinnias, Apples and so much more!

Look in the gift shops, sip on a hard cider, and during the months of September & October, the best days to watch cider pressed is “usually” on Saturday & Sundays.  If you are planning your visit around the cider press operating, it is suggested to call ahead.

One of the best haunted houses in Michigan, Terror on 27 has a variety of attractions to satisfy your gruesome appetites.

Insanity takes you on the ride of your life, through the tunnel of delusion, down to the gates of hell.  From there, minds are lost, vision impaired and souls stolen. Entanglement is a twisted path through the darkness down to the depths of our mine shafts, make it through the waterfall of blood out through the foggy, pitch black hallows.

Animosity is a true maze! Find your own way out while being followed by your worst fears, with no direct route from beginning to end. The House, is a haunted Victorian home, get a highly interactive opportunity to be introduced to the ones who preceded us. It’s rumored that guests get launched from the attic!