In honor of Johnny Appleseed Day, celebrated on Sept. 25 each year, we'd like to see if we can pull together an enormous gallery from locals who have made a fun weekend of picking apples on the East End of Long Island.
To participate in our gallery, hit the large "Upload Photos & Videos" button at the top of the slideshow and add your best shots. We'll feature them on the site as they come in.
And if you haven't hit the orchards yet, hurry up. Here's our list of local places to visit before the fruit is all gone.
1. Lewin Farms
At 812 Sound Avenue in Wading River, Lewin Farms is a 1,100 acre family farm featuring U-pick apples and other tree fruit. The farm is now open for apple picking from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. For more information, click here.
2. Milk Pail Farmstand & Seven Ponds Orchard
The Milk Pail Farmstand is at 1346 Montauk Highway in Water Mill and features more than 20 varieties as apples on 20 acres. The farm is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through October. For more information, click here. Also in Water Mill is the Seven Ponds Orchard at 65 Seven Ponds Road. The orchard is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wickham's Fruit Farm, in the Wickham family for generations, is located at 28700 Route 25 in Cutchogue. The farm is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday and farm features 200 acres of fruit trees. For more information, click here.
Woodside Orchards has two locations, one at 729 Main Road in Aquebogue and another on Manor Lane in Jamesport. The Aquebogue location is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Jamesport location is open on weekends only. For more information, click here.
Davis Peach Farm is not just about peaches — the farm also offers U-pick apples daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The farm is on Hulse Landing Road in Wading River and features 20 varieties of apples. For more information, click here.
