Photos Recap: Apple Harvest Festival 2023

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Saturday, September 23, 2023 9 am - 4 pm Retzer Nature Center

FEST SCHEDULE

Apple Market • Cider • Treats ............. 9 am-4 pm Shop our apple varieties then place your orders for pick up at the Desserts & Cider Windows for fresh Apple Cider, Apple Pie, Apple Crisp, Hand Pies, and Caramel Apples! While supplies last.

Delafield Brewhaus beer garden ..... 9 am-3:30 pm Food, Creamy Root Beer, and Beer (21+). Try the Retzer Apple Ale!

Live Music by JC Ayer ...................... 10 am-3:30 pm Americana music near the Beer Garden.

Arts & Crafts vendors ........................... 9 am-4 pm Enjoy shopping the variety of artwork and handmade goods.

Passport Expedition ................................. 9 am-4 pm

Experience nature up close along the Discovery Trail and gather for nature stories read out loud at the John & Florence Reading Corner.

“The Pines” Children’s Activity Area ...... 9 am-4 pm Enjoy your choice of self-guided fun for all ages and interests

Raffle by Friends of Retzer .................... 9 am-4 pm Shop great items and help support Retzer Nature Center!

Planetarium shows............................ 9 am-3:30 pm Watch “Totality” under the planetarium dome. Show every 30 minutes. $3 per person

Waukesha Reads giveaway ..................... 9 am-4 pm Pick up “Shotgun Lovesongs” by Nickolas Butler While supplies last

RAFFLE

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BY FRIENDS OF RETZER NATURE CENTER

Stop by the Friends of Retzer Nature Center’s raffle and help support the mission of Retzer Nature Center!

MENU: APPLES, PIES, TREATS, & CIDER Stop by the Apple Market for a variety of apples from Brightonwoods Orchard and Patterson Orchards.

Then place your order for fresh cider and homemade apple sweets! While supplies last.

Apples

• Single Apple / Single Honeycrisp ........... $0.50 • Quarter peck ........ $6– ... Honeycrisp .... $7– • Half peck .............. $9– ... Honeycrisp .... $13– • Full Peck ............... $16– ... Honeycrisp .... $24–

Cider

• Quart ......................................................... $4– • Half-gallon ................................................. $6– • Two (2) half-gallons .................................. $10–

Sweet Treats

• Apple Pie - Whole ...................................... $12– • Apple Crisp - Whole ................................... $12– • Apple Hand Pie .......................................... $4– • Apple Crisp - Mini ....................................... $4– • Caramel Apple ........................................... $5– Thank you to Waukesha County Technical College’s Baking & Pastry Management students for baking these treats!

THANK YOU TO OUR

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We couldn’t do it without them!

TAKE A HIKE!

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All hikes meet at the trailhead for self-guided fun!

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Discovery Trail: Paved, accessible loop (0.2 mile). Ages 3-12

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PASSPORT EXPEDITION

Pick up your Retzer Ranger Passport at the trailhead and set out on the accessible Discovery Trail to experience nature up close!

Visit each station to complete the mission. Bring your passport to the finish line to choose a sticker and enter a prize drawing.

SCARECROW LANE

Blue Trail: Mowed grass path, some hills (0.5 mile). All ages

Enjoy the unique scarecrow creations from your community!

Hikers will love the variety and creativity. Join the scavenger hunt at the trailhead for a chance to look even closer! Through Oct 31

STORY HIKE

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In partnership with Bridges Library System Orange Trail: Mowed grass path (0.75 mile). All ages, youth book

Set out on the trail to read a book while enjoying the outdoors at the same time! Read “If You Find A Leaf”

by Aimée Sicuro.

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Hikers will love the variety and creativity. Join the scavenger hunt at the trailhead for a chance to look even closer! Through Oct 31

STORY HIKE

In partnership with Bridges Library System Orange Trail: Mowed grass path (0.75 mile). All ages, youth book

Set out on the trail to read a book while enjoying the outdoors at the same time! Read “If You Find A Leaf”

by Aimée Sicuro.

Stop by and visit with Bridges Library System to learn about other great fall books!

Through Oct 31

OUTSTANDING OAKS

In partnership with Johnson’s Nursery Yellow/Purple Trail: Mowed grass path (0.8 mile). All ages

Stroll into the oak woodland and learn about the benefits and beauty of oak trees. Explore oak ecosystems, lichens, animals and insects that depend on oaks and more!

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Planetarium shows............................ 9 am-3:30 pm Watch “Totality” under the planetarium dome. Show every 30 minutes. $3 per person

Waukesha Reads giveaway ..................... 9 am-4 pm Pick up “Shotgun Lovesongs” by Nickolas Butler While supplies last

RAFFLE

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Stop by the Friends of Retzer Nature Center’s raffle and help support the mission of Retzer Nature Center!

Learn how membership at any level benefits you and RNC at friendsofretzer.org

UNDER THE STARS Show every 30 minutes “Totality”: Eclipses from lunar to total solar and more! Get tickets in the Planetarium Lobby or scan QR code to reserve seats. $3– per person

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• Caramel Apple ........................................... $5– Thank you to Waukesha County Technical College’s Baking & Pastry Management students for baking these treats!

THANK YOU TO OUR

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We couldn’t do it without them!

Bridges Library System Johnson’s Nursery Inc. Waukesha Reads Wisconsin Master Naturalist La Casa De Esperanza Friends of Nature

Mara Villa Montessori School Waukesha County Green Team Ben Goss Camera Club Ice Age Trail Alliance Prairie Hill Waldorf School

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Children’s Area

Passport Expedition

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Delafield Brewhaus Beer Garden

Scarecrow Lane

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Delafield Brewhaus Live Music Live Music Beer Garden

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Picnic Area

Story Hike

Waukesha Reads Picnic Area Picnic Area Book Giveaway

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Waste Station

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Retzer Reading Circle Waste Station Waste Station

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Thank You!

Arts & Crafts Vendors

Restrooms

Live Music

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Retzer Reading Circle

Children’s Garden

Learning Center Exhibits

Picnic Area

First Aid Picnic Area

Story Hike

Arts & Crafts Vendors

Hikes Trailhead Starting Point

Picnic Area

Passport Expedition

Outstanding Oaks

Discovery Trail

Apple Market Order Here For Desserts & Cider

HorwitzDeRemer Planetarium

Raffle

Scarecrow Lane

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Dessert & Cider Pick Up Windows

Volunteer Check-in

Welcome Booth

Live Music JC Ayer

Beer Garden Outstanding Oaks

Reading Corner Picnic Area The Pines Children’s Area

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RETURN TO BROCHURE

A BUSHEL OF THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS & VOLUNTEERS

Waukesha Reads Book Giveaway

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www.WaukeshaCounty.gov/AppleHarvestFestival

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