User:Thill28/Wiards Orchards

Wiards Orchards has been a family owned, and operated Apple Orchard since 1837. It was originally located on Wiard Road, which is close to what is now referred to as Willow Run Airport. It’s now located at 5565 Merrit Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan. This orchard has been at this location since the 1940's. In the 1940's during World War II, Willow Run Airport needed to expand to meet the war needs. That pushed Wiards to its current location in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Wiards has been through seven Generations and each owner brought something new and exciting to the Orchard.

History
Wiards was started in 1837, by George Wiard, it has been family owned and operated since, they are now in their 174th year. In the 1940's they were forced to move, due to expansion of Willow Run Airport, and they moved to their current location, 5565 Merrit Road which is in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In the 1950's The Country store was added, which allowed Customers to purchase goods, that where being made by the Wiard Family, such as Cider, Donuts and Pies. In 1960 the country store was renovated and it has been the same, since 1960’s meaning that everything is old fashion from the snacks, to beverages that are available there.

Night Terrors
Night Terrors was voted #1 Haunted Thrill Park in the state of Michigan in the year 2010. There is eighty nine acres of land that Night terrors takes place on, this is about half of the Wiards property. There are over 115 Live Monsters that scare people at one of their six attractions. These Attractions Include "The Ultimate Haunted Barn", "The Asylum", "The Labyrinth", "The Alien Caged Clowns" "The Minded Shaft", and "The Hayride of the Lost". Each Hayride comes with a free class of Cider, and a free Donut. It is only 29.99 to go to all six of these events, and you can visit the Country Store for free!

Cider Mill
The Cider Mill is where you can see Cider being made from freshly picked apples, Hot and Cold cider is available for purchase, Wiards, has been pressing Cider since it first opened in 1837, and it is still done the same way, as it was 174 years ago. They press and bottle all of their Cider on location, they sell their Cider in Gallon and Half Gallon containers

Country Store
The Country store was remodeled in the year 1960, but everything in there is old fashion, from the Rock candy to the Cider this is where everything is available for purchase. The country store has, Cider (Hot and Cold), All flavors of Pies (Frozen, and Thawed), Caramel Apples of all kinds and Varieties, Donuts (4 different flavors),Apple Fritters, All kinds of Apple Salsa, Apple Butter, Apple Chips, and other apple flavored Commodities.