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Patti’s Oct. 14th “Inside New Gloucester” Column

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Pineland Farms is gearing up for its annual Fall Festival and Haunted Woods Walks, which include a number of spooky activities.

3rd annual Harvest Festival

The third annual Harvest Festival at the Pineland Farms Education Barn promises a day filled with harvest-related activities for families with children of all ages. It’s to be held rain or shine from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22. Activities include apple cider demonstrations, “Click, Clack, Boo” woods walk, face painting, farmers obstacle course, corn maize and a complimentary showing of “It’s a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.”

The festival admission is $6 per person. Costumes are highly encouraged. Buy tickets at The Market and Welcome Center, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester. For more information, call 650-3031 or email education@pinelandfarms.org.

Scare your pants off

Join in on a spooky corn maize and haunted woods walk starting at the Pineland Farms Education Barn, taking place both Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22. Walks will leave every 20 minutes between 6-9 p.m., beginning with an optional trip through the corn maize and finishing with a “scare your pants off” journey through the “haunted” dark forest. Walks are to be held rain or shine, and flashlights are required.

Due to the event’s popularity, the number of tickets available each night is limited to 600. Tickets cost $6 per person and are available online at https://shop.pinelandfarms.org, Classes & Events. For more information, call 650-3031 or email education@pinelandfarms.org.

For Patti Mikkelsen’s complete column in the Lakes Region Weekly, go to http://news.keepmecurrent.com/inside-new-gloucester-52/