ROBESON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – It was a busy day for agritourism on the Monday holiday.
Lots of families were out taking advantage of the bonus day off and participating in several fall-related activities.
“We try to take advantage of this day when some kids are out of school; some people are off work for the holiday,” says Janelle Weaver, Retail Director at Weaver’s Orchard. “Sometimes it’s busy, sometimes it’s not. [It] depends on the weather.”
Several grandparents chose to spend the day with their grandchildren at the Fall Festival at Weaver’s Orchard.
“For years, we come here every year and just like the weather is perfect today,” says Peggy Romanies, who lives near Leesport and was there with her grandchildren.
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Kids enjoyed many fall-themed activities, including apple slingshots and cannons, as well as a number of other attractions.
It was a similar story at Mast Corn Maze just over the Berks-Lancaster County line, near Morgantown.
“We came for a ‘nana date,’” says Lynn Pupek, who says her two grandsons are visiting from Virginia. “We got lost in the maze [and] we finally found our way out an hour later.”
Several students were excited to trade in the classroom for the farms as well.