Apple orchards across the Rockford region opened for business this weekend. We stopped by Edwards Apple Orchard, 7061 Centerville Road in Poplar Grove, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, to check out the pre-fall fun.

 

  • Gloria Zajac bags doughnuts Saturday at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Doughnuts at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Emmitt Palmer, 4, walks around Alexis Bendorf and Bryan Klippell in pursuit of candy at Edwards Apple Orchard. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Doughnuts and cold apple cider at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • James Maxey talks about his favorite foods at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Doughnuts at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Jazimen Hollingsworth, with her children Ronin and Emmett, checks out at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove on Saturday. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Kymberlee Newland, 13, plays with her niece, Ava Putnam, 3, at Edwards Apple Orchard. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Waiting for a doughnut order at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Susan Metcalf checks out Saturday at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Gloria Zajac bags doughnuts Saturday at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Ava Putnam, 3, at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Audrey Carpenter, with Alana Smelter, takes an order Saturday at Edwards Apple Orchard. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Doughnuts and cold apple cider at Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)