JORDAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 12, 2025--
Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest, the Midwest’s fastest-growing fall destination, reopens on August 16, 2025, with a brand-new attraction and a major milestone as Ferguson’s Family of Farms surpasses 100 million apples grown. Stacked end to end, that many apples would stretch across nearly 5,780 miles, or from Los Angeles to New York City and back again.
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With more than 400,000 apple trees that produced over 13 million apples in 2024 alone, Ferguson’s Family of Farms is making an impact far beyond the harvest; they're contributing to a healthier planet by generating enough oxygen each year to support the breathing needs of over 15,000 people (not counting the health benefits of actually eating an apple a day!).
Beyond making a positive environmental impact, Ferguson’s continues to expand the experiences that make fall unforgettable for families near and far. As more consumers seek outdoor getaways and a break from city life, Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest offers the perfect escape. This beloved “agritourism” destination, where agriculture meets tourism and entertainment, welcomes visitors with classic fall fun for all ages. New this year is an interactive paintball gallery and an expanded lineup of food and desserts, giving families even more ways to enjoy the season together.
“We’re on track to welcome our two-millionth visitor this fall, and that milestone speaks to the powerful connection families feel when they visit our farms,” said Andy Ferguson, co-owner of Ferguson’s Orchards. “We’ve worked hard to lead the way in agritourism by constantly innovating and creating unforgettable fall experiences. There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing the same families and visitors come back year after year to make new memories together.”
From All-Time Favorites to Thrilling New Wonders: Fall Attractions for Everyone
With more than 30 attractions onsite, Minnesota Harvest offers something for everyone to enjoy. From classics such as the cow train, corn pit, duck races, and wagon rides to unique favorites including giant spinning apples, pumpkin jumping pads, and pedal tractors, Minnesota Harvest has no shortage of ways to spend a fall day. New this year are two exciting additions: an interactive Paintball Shooting Gallery (available for an additional cost) and the expanded Sunflower Festival, where guests can immerse themselves in a beautiful field of sunflowers (and of course, find plenty of gorgeous backdrops for that perfect photo). Visitors can also explore the creative “Farm to Tap” corn maze, 1.5 miles of pathways that trace the journey of an apple from the orchard to the viral Apple Cider Slushie. For a complete list of attractions, head to https://fergusonsorchard.com/twin-cities-fall-activities/.
A Fresh Take on Fall Flavors
After working up an appetite exploring the orchard, guests will find plenty of delicious ways to refuel. Minnesota Harvest is expanding its culinary offerings like never before. New this year: an enhanced food and dessert lineup featuring fresh pizzas (now with a gluten-free option), indulgent cider floats, and apple-inspired sundaes sure to delight all ages.
Culinary enthusiasts and wine lovers alike will want to stop by the Country Store and multiple cider bars onsite, where seasonal flavors take center stage. Guests can enjoy a mouthwatering array of freshly baked pies, pastries, and, of course, Ferguson’s famous apple cider donuts. The Country Store also offers a wide selection of locally made gifts, crafts, and fresh-picked apples—including beloved Honeycrisp and SweeTango varieties. Visitors can “bar-hop” through multiple bars across the farm, sipping on local hard cider flights, tasty brews, and the fan-favorite apple cider slushies made to order (and even topped with a fresh apple cider donut!). New this fall: Ferguson Apple Wine, a crisp, orchard-grown varietal that captures the essence of the harvest in every sip.
Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest is located less than half an hour south of the metropolitan Twin Cities. Most recently, Minnesota Harvest has been named 2024’s “Best Apple Orchard'' and “Best Fall Destination” in Minnesota by the Star Tribune, and one of the top orchards nationwide by Wide Open Country.
Admission remains just $18 per person for a full day with unlimited visits all season long. Children under two are free, and tickets for active-duty military, veterans, and seniors are $15. Each ticket includes a season pass valid for daily entry from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends through November 2. Tickets must be purchased online—visit https://fergusonsminnesotaharvest.ticketspice.com/fergusons-minnesota-harvest-2025 for details.
About Ferguson’s Orchards
Ferguson’s Orchards is the Midwest’s premier fall “agritourism” destination and one of the region’s largest commercial apple growers between the Rocky Mountains and Lake Michigan, with over 400,000 apple trees. Family-owned and family-farmed, Ferguson’s has four locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota, offering best-in-class apple and pumpkin picking, corn mazes, wagon rides, and authentic farm-to-table culinary experiences, among other attractions. The Fergusons believe that knowing your farmer and seeing where your food comes from is key to a happy, healthy life and sense of community. Over the years, Ferguson’s has received many awards, including Best Apple Orchard, Best Pumpkin Patch, Best Corn Maze, and Best Family Entertainment Business. To learn more, visit www.fergusonsorchard.com.
Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest, the Midwest’s fastest-growing fall destination, reopens on August 16, 2025, with a brand-new attraction and a major milestone as Ferguson’s Family of Farms surpasses 100 million apples grown.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor.
Donald Trump isn't leaving it to future generations.
As the first year of his second term wraps up, his administration and allies have put the president’s name on the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships.
That’s on top of the “Trump Accounts” for tax-deferred investments, the TrumpRx government website soon to offer direct sales of prescription drugs, the “Trump Gold Card” visa that costs at least $1 million and the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, a transit corridor included in a deal his administration brokered between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
On Friday, he plans to attend a ceremony in Florida where local officials will dedicate a 4-mile (6-kilometer) stretch of road from the airport to his Mar-a-Lago estate as President Donald J. Trump Boulevard.
It’s unprecedented for a sitting president to embrace tributes of that number and scale, especially those proffered by members of his administration. And while past sitting presidents have typically been honored by local officials naming schools and roads after them, it's exceedingly rare for airports, federal buildings, warships or other government assets to be named for someone still in power.
“At no previous time in history have we consistently named things after a president who was still in office,” said Jeffrey Engel, the David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. “One might even extend that to say a president who is still alive. Those kind of memorializations are supposed to be just that — memorials to the passing hero.”
White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said the TrumpRx website linked to the president's deals to lower the price of some prescription drugs, along with “overdue upgrades of national landmarks, lasting peace deals, and wealth-creation accounts for children are historic initiatives that would not have been possible without President Trump’s bold leadership.”
"The Administration’s focus isn’t on smart branding, but delivering on President Trump’s goal of Making America Great Again," Huston said.
The White House pointed out that the nation's capital was named after President George Washington and the Hoover Dam was named after President Herbert Hoover while each was serving as president.
For Trump, it’s a continuation of the way he first etched his place onto the American consciousness, becoming famous as a real estate developer who affixed his name in big gold letters on luxury buildings and hotels, a casino and assorted products like neckties, wine and steaks.
As he ran for president in 2024, the candidate rolled out Trump-branded business ventures for watches, fragrances, Bibles and sneakers — including golden high tops priced at $799. After taking office again last year, Trump's businesses launched a Trump Mobile phone company, with plans to unveil a gold-colored smartphone and a cryptocurrency memecoin named $TRUMP.
That’s not to be confused with plans for a physical, government-issued Trump coin that U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said the U.S. Mint is planning.
Trump has also reportedly told the owners of Washington’s NFL team that he would like his name on the Commanders’ new stadium. The team’s ownership group, which has the naming rights, has not commented on the idea. But a White House spokeswoman in November called the proposed name “beautiful” and said Trump made the rebuilding of the stadium possible.
The addition of Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center in December so outraged independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont that he introduced legislation this week to ban the naming or renaming of any federal building or land after a sitting president — a ban that would retroactively apply to the Kennedy Center and Institute of Peace.
“I think he is a narcissist who likes to see his name up there. If he owns a hotel, that’s his business,” Sanders said in an interview. “But he doesn’t own federal buildings.”
Sanders likened Trump's penchant for putting his name on government buildings and more to the actions of authoritarian leaders throughout history.
“If the American people want to name buildings after a president who is deceased, that’s fine. That’s what we do,” Sanders said. “But to use federal buildings to enhance your own position very much sounds like the ‘Great Leader’ mentality of North Korea, and that is not something that I think the American people want.”
Although some of the naming has been suggested by others, the president has made clear he’s pleased with the tributes.
Three months after the announcement of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, a name the White House says was proposed by Armenian officials, the president gushed about it at a White House dinner.
“It’s such a beautiful thing, they named it after me. I really appreciate it. It’s actually a big deal,” he told a group of Central Asian leaders.
Engel, the presidential historian, said the practice can send a signal to people "that the easiest way to get access and favor from the president is to play to his ego and give him something or name something after him.”
Some of the proposals for honoring Trump include legislation in Congress from New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney that would designate June 14 as “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day," placing the president with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington and Jesus Christ, whose birthdays are recognized as national holidays.
Florida Republican Rep. Greg Steube has introduced legislation that calls for the Washington-area rapid transit system, known as the Metro, to be renamed the “Trump Train.” North Carolina Republican Rep. Addison McDowell has introduced legislation to rename Washington Dulles International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport.
McDowell said it makes sense to give Dulles a new name since Trump has already announced plans to revamp the airport, which currently is a tribute to former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.
The congressman said he wanted to honor Trump because he feels the president has been a champion for combating the scourge of fentanyl, a personal issue for McDowell after his brother’s overdose death. But he also cited Trump’s efforts to strike peace deals all over the world and called him “one of the most consequential presidents ever.”
“I think that’s somebody that deserves to be honored, whether they’re still the president or whether they’re not," he said.
More efforts are underway in Florida, Trump’s adopted home.
Republican state lawmaker Meg Weinberger said she is working on an effort to rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport, a potential point of confusion with the Dulles effort.
The road that the president will see christened Friday is not the first Florida asphalt to herald Trump upon his return to the White House.
In the south Florida city of Hialeah, officials in December 2024 renamed a street there as President Donald J. Trump Avenue.
Trump, speaking at a Miami business conference the next month, called it a “great honor” and said he loved the mayor for it.
“Anybody that names a boulevard after me, I like,” he said.
He added a few moments later: “A lot of people come back from Hialeah, they say, ‘They just named a road after you.' I say, ‘That’s OK.’ It’s a beginning, right? It’s a start.”
FILE - A sign for the Rose Garden is seen near the Presidential Walk of Fame on the Colonnade at the White House, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - Workers add President Donald Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, after a Trump-appointed board voted to rename the institution, in Washington, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - A poster showing the Trump Gold Card is seen as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
