Boone Finley

Sahana Singh, 5-months, tries her very first apple at Stade's Farm & Market on Sept. 22, 2022, in McHenry.

My son and I went apple picking at 5 new-to-us places near Chicago. Here are our thoughts and tips.

October 3, 2022 at 12:17 p.m.

Our family loves to pick apples. Scratch that, two-thirds of us love to pick apples — my son, Boone, 7, and me. My husband doesn't. But he works Sundays, so...

Boone Finley with the small pumpkin he cut from its vine in a patch on Sept. 25, 2022, at Elegant Farmer, 1545 Main St. in Mukwonago, Wisconsin.

My son and I went pumpkin picking at 5 new-to-us places near Chicago. Here are our thoughts and tips.

October 3, 2022 at 12:18 p.m.

To me, all pumpkins are gourd-geous. Thankfully, my son feels the same way. That's why Boone, 7, and I hit the road last weekend, traveling hundreds of miles around northern...

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