Mack's Apples, Moose Hill Farm

Mack\'s is also known as Moose Hill Orchards

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...more will come into view. Including the scare crow contest on the north side of the parking lot.

As the aircraft flies in a clockwise direction...

Panning out Shaws Market on 102 is at the upper left.

The wetlands on the lower right are protected from development by Londonderry open space they lead to Adams Pond a great place to Canoe!

About 50 barns are left in town, at the center is Mac\'s barn complex in use every day.

Looking down on Pillsbury Road we see Mack\'s U-Pick 3 in the center. The roadway on the other side of the crosswalk leads to a great group of Peach trees ripe at the start of September. The puddles are a place to find children playing in them, many from Massachusetts bring boots and rain gear for the fun!

So crowded on the weekends in the fall the cars park in back near the bunkhouse. That is the white roof you see in the center right at the edge of the fall foliage. The pond has ducks and geese that need to fly south in the winter! The orchard on the highland to the right is accessed from U-Pick 3 and has a wonderful Gazibo. On a clear day you can see Boston. It is marked on maps and is the farms namesake "Moose Hill."

The farm buildings at the center top on Mammoth Road house the farm stand and controlled atmosphere storage area for the apples. Some years you can find apples at the stand until April or even May.

The majestic white farmhouse on the right is the homestead now home to Carol and Andy Mack. Carol is the Principal of Matthew Thornton, Andy is a on air personality. Across the street in what looks like a happy wide open face is a classic New England Barn. The shed behind contains is used to shelter sprayers and tractors when not in use.

The School bus by the barn and on Mammoth Road bring school children to tour this farm and our other four farms in Londonderry including the Londonderry sugar shack. You can get maple syrup from Peterson\'s at the Mack\'s farm stand under the white roof.

See the pumpkins lined up out front, bright orange and ready to carve into a Jack-o-lantern. To the right of the diaganal line of pumpkins stored in 900 pound bins are the scarecrows in the 2005 scarecrow contest. Should you order a large photo of this image you will be able to see them.

See the Scarecrows? Right at the top of the image, you can vote for the one you like the best. The little building with the brown roof at the center left of the screen is the Ice Cream stand. It is closed in October but opens in the spring and throughout the summer into September.

Looking down at the antique barn you can see the cupola at the center of the barn. It has a bright gold horse weather vane on it. Not many get to see behind the barn, this makes it easy. The pond in the left center of the photo is a free picnic area, just ask. The green tree near the pavilon near the pond is a willow and has a great swing. Even the detail of the power lines will come out in your print.