The 32nd Appleumpkin runs Saturday 9 to 6 and Sunday 10 to 5, downtown. Saturday is 77 and dry; Sunday calls for rain. Park free at Tecumseh High School and ride the shuttle - it runs downtown and out to Kapnick Orchards. One catch: no farmers market this Saturday, it takes the festival weekend off.
Park by the courthouse. Grab coffee. Walk the full loop of the Farmer's Market before you buy anything.
A small-batch chocolate maker that absolutely should not be in a town this size. Try the single-origin bar; take one home.
The line moves. Get the eggs benedict and a coffee. Sit by the window if you can.
Three shops worth the slow lap. Notes on which ones to skip.
A reservation worth making from Ann Arbor on Wednesday for.
Tea, scones, and a quiet lunch in a back garden you'd swear is two states east. The Welsh rarebit is the move.
The breakfast canon. Order the eggs benedict, take a corner booth, and remember the line is the line after 10:30 on Saturday.
The margarita flight comes as four pours, picked by the bartender. The chips show up before you've opened the menu.
Small-batch single-origin chocolate, tempered on-site by people who care a little too much. Get the 70% bar and a sample of whatever they're making that morning.
Right across from the market, which solves the kid problem. Bring a coffee and a blanket and let everyone wander.
Saturday mornings on Evans Street, 9 to 1. Eighteen vendors in season, and the good cider guy is always near the back.
32nd year, downtown
Shorter hours, rain likely
47th year, free shuttle
Tecumseh Station, 2 hours