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Festival at Jackson’s Orchard starts this

Saturday.

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<span style=

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will be five weekends long and admission is free, said Orchard

Manager Cathy Otis.

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<span style=

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will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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<span style=

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festival, patrons can take a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch on

bales of hay a for $3.

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<span style=

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at the patch, visitors have time to search the field for a pumpkin

of their choice.

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<span style=

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traditional orange “Cinderella” pumpkin, Jackson’s offers about six

other different types, including the white “Cinderella,” red warty,

old-fashioned, pie, Little Munchkin and Cumshaw, she

said. 

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<span style=

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available at the price of three for a

dollar.

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<span style=

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Joy Ford, said she enjoys drawing on pumpkins instead of carving

them.  

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<span style=

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pumpkins are available for sale this

season.

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<span style=

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pumpkin picking, Jackson’s also has a corn maze and a goat

ranch.

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<span style=

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grassy areas and a pavilion are available for all patrons to relax

and enjoy a meal from concessions.

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<span style=

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and have a picnic,” Ford said.

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<span style=

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are $1 for a small and $1.50 for a large.

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<span style=

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her favorite treat at Jackson’s is a cider

float.

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<span style=

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consists of a cider slushie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream at

the bottom.

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<span style=

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also offers homemade ice cream, jams, jellies and hot dogs, Otis

said.

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<span style=

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available for sale are bushels of mums, flowers and various-sized

ferns located in their greenhouse, she

said.