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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Hermantown. Another 8 are within 25 miles.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Minnesota, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 13). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Within 25 miles of Hermantown there are 9 farms on our map in 5 towns. Among them: 5 with blueberries, 2 with strawberries, 2 with raspberries, 1 with blackberries and 1 pumpkin patch. 7 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Hermantown itself you'll find Engwall's Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 4749 Hermantown Road. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Leaning Barn Farm U-Pick Esko | 12 mi | 5 |
| Strawberries | The Berry Field at Happy Critters Farm Carlton | 14 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Leaning Barn Farm U-Pick Esko | 12 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | Blackbirds and Blueberries Cloquet | 12 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Farmer Doug Hoffbauer Duluth | 7 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Engwall's Corn Maze Hermantown | in town | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Minnesota; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Hermantown the last spring frost usually comes around May 13, and the first fall frost around October 1. That leaves about 140 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Hermantown often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Minnesota | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 53–67 °F | 6 | 1 |
October brings highs around 53 °F and mornings near 36 °F, so pack a warm layer for the corn maze.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Hermantown, 3 miles away. The actual dates in Hermantown can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Hermantown, 3 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Hermantown: Engwall's Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 8 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Before a trip to Hermantown, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around May 13 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 1. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Hermantown, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Leaning Barn Farm U-Pick in Esko, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Minnesota is July to August.
The Berry Field at Happy Critters Farm in Carlton, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Minnesota is June to July.
Leaning Barn Farm U-Pick in Esko, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with raspberries in total. The usual season in Minnesota is July to September.
If a farm is missing here, Tell us, we update the list regularly.