~ Apple Butter Festival ~

~ Apple Butter Festival ~

The smell of spicy apple deliciousness will soon fill the crisp, cool Kimmswick air. This coming weekend, October 28-29, we will have our largest celebration of the year. Over 100,000 visitors will join us to enjoy the charming, historic town of Kimmswick, with the...
~ Welcome, Fall! ~

~ Welcome, Fall! ~

Poet and journalist William Bryant described autumn as the year’s last, loveliest smile. Though the heat remained in our area, as autumn arrived last week, I could sense the excitement in the soon-to-be crisp fall air! In Kimmswick, we have much to anticipate each...
Dreaming of Apple Butter

Dreaming of Apple Butter

If you live in our area, you will no doubt be amazed at the beauty of the autumn leaves; many trees are showing off some amazing colors. October is breezing past us as quickly as the leaves will soon fall. Thank you to all those who worked so very hard to make last...
~ Happy Fall! ~

~ Happy Fall! ~

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Autumn, today is the day! Though we could still see some warmer days, many folks are excited for the season of bonfires, hoodies, hot chocolate and football games. Of course, in our charming town of Kimmswick and the...
~ Applebutter Babies! ~

~ Applebutter Babies! ~

I have exciting news to share! If you have not already heard (we’ve been bragging about it on Facebook a lot!), our dear son Andy, and his wife, Anne, gave birth to beautiful “Applebutter Babies,” Maisie and Bryn!  Of course, we are all buzzing over the twin babies...
~ Halloween is Here! ~

~ Halloween is Here! ~

The weather in the Midwest has been magical!  This past weekend brought the absolute most perfect autumn temperatures to our area, allowing for our Applebutter Festival to be a fabulous success.  Thank you to all of the people and vendors who took place in the...