By Amanda Chodnicki
amanda.chodnicki@statenews.com
From hard cider tastings to pumpkin picking, many MSU students and even alumni are taking a part in affordable activities offered this fall.
Dietetics sophomore Amy Ferritto and communication junior Nicole Kazyak stopped by Uncle John’s Cider Mill this past weekend.
“We’re just trying to get in the fall spirit,” Ferritto said. “I like fall, and getting cider always reminds me of when I was little and used to go to the cider mill.”
Ferritto and Kazyak said they weren’t just going to bring their fall spirit back to MSU, but some cider and donuts for their roommates as well.
Uncle John’s employee Becky Cartwright said she sees a lot of different people come to the cider mill. However, she said she could tell there are a lot of MSU students that stop by throughout the season.
MSU alumni Ali Jump made a trip to the cider mill to join in on the fun.
“The corn maze is the one thing that I really want to do,” Jump said. “We got donuts and cider. I feel like that’s something you have to get when you come here.”
Here are a couple of affordable places to visit this fall, surrounding the East Lansing area.
Uncle John’s Cider Mill
8614 U.S. 127, St. Johns, Mich. 48879
Pumpkin picking: 35 cents per pound (of the pumpkin)
Donuts and cider: gallon of apple cider and a dozen donuts for $12.99
Pies: $13.99 for any type of pie
Corn maze: $3 per person
Hard cider: ranges from about $3.50 for cans to about $23 for spirits
Free activities:
Wagon rides
Wine and hard cider tasting (up to 6 samples)
Weekend entertainment starting Sept. 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays
Sundance Riding Stables
9250 Nixon Road, Grand Ledge, Mich. 48837
Private parties for bonfires and hayrides: over 80 people is $8 per person and less than 80 people is $10 per person
General riding lesson: $25 per person for an hour ride; rides offered from noon until the last ride at 6 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. until the last ride at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays (last day offered Oct. 31)
