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Booming apple crops this year add to fall fun at local orchards, cider mills BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
The Wabash Park playground has a new look and is open for enjoyment. Photo by Erin Sanchez
Redesigned playground opens at Wabash Park
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ROCHESTER HILLS — Families and friends have a new neighborhood playground to explore in Rochester Hills. The 3.7-acre Wabash Park — at 100 Wabash Road, west of Rochester Road and north of Auburn Road — has been completely redesigned with new play equipment and
a whole new look. Rochester Hills Director of Parks and Forestry Ken Elwert said the park was home to “the city’s oldest playground.” “That was the first park that we put in that hasn’t been redone, so it was time,” he said. The previous park featured a big purple slide and various purple features and was affectionately known as “Purple
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METRO DETROIT — As the weather begins to cool in Michigan, there’s no better way to warm yourself up than with a cup of hot apple cider and mouth-watering doughnuts this fall. According to the Michigan Apple Committee, there’s plenty of apples to choose from this year. Michigan is now in its third consecutive season of large apple crops, estimating a harvest of 30.5 million bushels in 2024 — well above Michigan’s average of approximately 25.9 million bushels. “Apples are the largest and most valuable fruit crop in Michigan – not to mention a big part of Michigan’s culture,” Diane Smith, the executive director of the Michigan Apple Committee, said in a statement. “Ask any Michigander about their fall traditions, and you’ll hear about apple picking, apple cider and more. Apples are the flavor of fall in Michigan, naturally.” Warmer than normal temperatures in late winter and early spring caused buds to form, leading to an earlier bloom in May. Growers, Smith