Blake's Big Apple

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Gerald and Lovey Blake moved onto a hundred-acre plot in Armada in 1946 and raised 13 kids in a three-bedroom farmhouse. The farm turns 80 in 2026 and now runs four locations; the Big Apple is where the scares live every fall. The zombie paintball wagon rolls through the cornfields while you shoot back at the undead. Then there's a haunted hayride (about 30 minutes) and a three-story haunted barn, with Spookyland for younger kids. By day you get cider-mill donuts, 100% pure apple cider, hand-dipped caramel apples, kettle corn and homemade fudge, plus Funland's 25-plus activities, including an animal farm and a corn maze.

1. Blake Farms dates to 1946 and celebrates 80 years in 2026
2. Zombie paintball from a wagon, haunted hayride, three-story haunted barn
3. Oct. 30, 2026: Blackout Night, the haunted barn in total darkness with only a glow stick
4. Oct. 31, 2026: Haunted Halloween Bash with costume contests in four categories
5. Honeycrisp U-Pick in an orchard that's usually closed to the public, until the apples run out