Menu
We believe that knowing your farmer and seeing where your food comes from is key to a happy, healthy life and sense of community. Our family is passionate about growing apples and our favorite time of the year is when we get to share our beautiful orchards with our loyal visitors each fall. Thanks to our loyal customers who visit each year!
In the 1870’s, someone (perhaps Johnny Appleseed himself!) planted apple trees at our original Galesville orchard.
In 1952, Allen and Lois Kaste purchased the Galesville orchard and operated Kaste’s Morningside Orchard for 50 years.
In 2001, Tom and Deb Ferguson and their children Jill, Andy and Joe took over the original Galesville orchard. At the time, all we knew about apples was that there were red ones and green ones!
In 2011, the Fergusons purchased the Eau Claire orchard, which was first planted with apple trees in the 1980’s. 40,000 new Pazazz trees were planted in 2014.
In 2015, the Ferguson family added another orchard, formerly McIlquham Orchards, in Chippewa Falls. The Chippewa Falls orchard has been growing apples for nearly 100 years!
In 2018, the family farm grew yet again, purchasing the Pepin Heights orchard in Lake City, MN, which was the largest apple orchard in Minnesota and roughly doubled the Fergusons’ apple acreage. The Pepin Heights Store, located on scenic Highway 61 along the Mississippi River, has long been a staple of many fall tourists from the Twin Cities.
In 2022, the Fergusons purchased the famous Minnesota Harvest orchard just southwest of the Twin Cities in Jordan, Minnesota and have added all the fun fall activities they’re known for at their other locations. The new Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest orchard, pumpkin patch and hard cider bar has already become a fall staple for countless families around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
2024 marks a year of major improvements and additions – from large low ropes courses, to animatronic singing tractors, to “Fergie” – a life-sized scarecrow mascot complete with an apple for a head! No matter their growth, the Fergusons are still farmers at their core – and this year’s crop is looking great!
Today, the Fergusons grow delicious apples on approximately 400,000 apple trees in Galesville, Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; and Lake City and Jordan, Minnesota. The orchards are spread out in hopes that any severe weather like summer hail or a spring freeze will miss some of the orchards and still allow us to have a crop.
Andy and Joe Ferguson now co-own and lead the family business and are dedicated to continuing the hard work of founders Tom and Deb Ferguson, who first moved the family from sunny Southern California to the original Galesville orchard in 2001 and, while now retired, are still involved to this day. It’s true what they say about apples not falling far from the tree! Andy and Joe now live in the Eau Claire area with their families.
As they continue to grow, the Fergusons remain committed to providing safe, healthy fruit and memorable fall family destinations for the upper Midwest.
This dedication is paying off, with the family winning numerous awards including “Best Pumpkin Patch in Wisconsin,” “Best Fall Destination,” “Best Family Entertainment Business,” “Best Apple Orchard in Trempealeau County,” “Best Family Outing in the Chippewa Valley,” one of the “6 Best Midwest Apple Orchards” and even Midwest “Apple Growers of the Year.”
Ferguson’s Orchards and the Ferguson family of farms is the largest commercial apple grower between the Rocky Mountains and Lake Michigan and a popular tourism destination for hundreds of thousands of Midwesterners each fall.
The best way to reach us is through our contact form!
Now Closed Until August 2025
8251 Old Hwy 169 Blvd
Jordan, MN
(southwest of Twin Cities)
Now Closed Until August 2025
N17543 Grover Lane
Galesville, WI 54630
(between La Crosse & Winona)
Now Closed Until August 2025
6470 Balsam Rd
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(Entrance on Cty II)
Open Until 12/24!
9AM – 5PM Daily
Closed Thanksgiving Day
1775 Hwy 61 S
Lake City, MN 55041
Choose between our four locations. Each location has different offerings.
