It's apple time in Macomb County, Michigan. Sweet, tart, crisp and juicy, Michigan apples make the perfect snack food. You'll find all your favorites at the Mount Clemens Farmers Market Apple Festival this Saturday, October 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Farmers Market is held at the City Park & Ride lot on North River Road between I-94 and northbound Gratiot Avenue in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Click here for a map.

Come out, meet the farmers and pick out a big bag of apples for snacking, caramel apples, Halloween bobbing and Thanksgiving apple pie. The harvest season will be ending soon, but the market will remain open through the end of November. You can pick up hay bales, corn stalks and Indian corn for fall decorating. The kids can find the perfect pumpkin for their Halloween jack-o-lantern while you select colorful gourds for the holiday cornucopia.

If you want to make a family day of it, head out to one of Macomb County, Michigan's apple orchards for a fun day of apple picking. Click here for a listing of local orchards. Browse down the list; you'll find more than a half dozen Macomb County orchards listed with directions, contact information and notes on special events. You can pick apples yourself or buy them. At many of the orchards you can watch cider being pressed and pick up a fresh jug of cider and some homemade donuts to eat there or take home. Pig roasts, hay rides, pony rides, animal farms, corn mazes, haunted barns -- there's an endless list of fun family activities to choose from. What a great way to spend some time with your family on a crisp fall day in Macomb County, Michigan.