Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Lake City, MI

Lake City

Friends Farm is run by Friends Ministry, a nonprofit that grows tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, peppers, broccoli, carrots, strawberries, and raspberries on land along M-66 south of Lake City. The roadside stand stays open around the clock, cash or card, and the farm also runs a barter-for-labor program for residents of Wexford and Missaukee counties. Produce shows up in the cooler at the Lake City Thrift Store too.

Lake City

Brown's Farms is based in Lake City, the Missaukee County seat in north-central Michigan's farm country. It's listed as agritourism; no website or social page details what's grown or when it's open to the public.

In Law Farms sits on South Lucas Road outside McBain, in Missaukee County — cherry-and-dairy country in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula. Beyond the address, no current website, hours, or crop list turns up in public listings, so calling ahead before making the drive is the safer bet.

Geers Farms, outside McBain, raises Belted Galloway cattle and Belgian draft horses rather than the usual roadside produce. The animals are the main attraction here, alongside a sideline in custom woodwork — the farm cuts charcuterie boards and topographical lake and river maps to order. It runs as a year-round destination, not a single-season pick.

Manton

Cedar Creek Apiaries keeps bees on North 41 1/2 Road in Manton, in the Wexford County countryside north of Cadillac. It's a working honey operation — call ahead for current stock and pricing.

Harrietta

Larry Waldo and Rosemary Rokita's family farm grows more than a dozen blueberry varieties on 40 acres between Cadillac and Traverse City, staggered so the u-pick season stretches across six weeks instead of two or three. Picking runs Tuesday through Sunday, 8am to 5pm, from mid-July into September. The farm anchors the Harrietta Blueberry Festival every first Saturday in August.

Grayling

Wellington Farm Park recreates a working 1930s Michigan farmstead on 60 acres in Grayling, with a sawmill, blacksmith shop, grist mill, and summer kitchen all still in operation. Guided tours walk visitors through the buildings, animals, and nature trail. Open weekends from Memorial Day to Father's Day and Labor Day to Halloween, daily in between. Call (989) 348-5187.

Buckley

Pahl's Pumpkin Patch, part of Pahl's Country Store on M-37 in Buckley, pairs u-pick pumpkins with a corn maze, yard games, and farm animals each fall. The same property builds and sells sheds, cabins, and garages, delivered free within 100 miles. The store is open Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.

Mesick

Abraham's Carriage Service runs horse-drawn hayrides, carriage rides, and, weather permitting, sleigh rides out of Mesick, seven days a week, year-round. The operation also boards horses on a seasonal or year-round basis and specializes in Tennessee Walking Horses under the name Abraham's Tennessee Walking Horses & Farm.