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Cyllviea Kroeger is pleased with her
very own gourd from the pumpkin patch
at the annual Fall Craft show
at Bonnie’s Punkins, Winamac.

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Prairie Moon Orchard
& Market, Inc.
P.O. Box 627
Monon, IN 47959
Phone: 219-253-6383
Fax: 219-253-7667
Directions to Business:
U.S. Hwy. 421 south
from Francesville
approximately 2.5 miles.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
March through December;
also open in the winter - seasonal hours - call ahead.

Bonnie's Punkins
5122 N. U.S. 35
Winamac, IN 46996
Phone: 574-946-3712;
or 946-3026 (evenings)
Directions to Business:
U.S. Hwy. 35 north
from Winamac
approximately 5 miles.

Prairie Moon employee Sherry Peters
weighs a basket of fresh herbs.

Crete Hutton of Hutton’s Hoosier Farms spins llama wool into yarn
at Bonnie’s Punkins.

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Agri-Tourism
in Pulaski County
Autumn 2005

Colorful pumpkins, gourds, mums and other autumn harvest treats on display at Bonnie's Punkins, north of Winamac.

Agri-Tourism ... Fun on the Farm!
Sometime back, the Pulaski County Extension Office and cooperating agencies sponsored a seminar on the possibilities of “agri-tourism” development in the county. Several local enterprises sponsor agriculture-related events - some new, others long-standing - that fall under the agri-tourism umbrella. Two businesses held events this month on an autumn theme.
Prairie Moon Orchard & Market, located on U.S. 421 south of Francesville, held a Saturday “round-up” Oct. 1, featuring pony rides, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, chuck wagon, chili buffalo burgers, music around a campfire, horseshoes and other games.
Bonnie’s Punkins, located on U.S. 35 north of Winamac, held its annual fall craft show Oct. 8-9, featuring homemade crafts by local artisans, ham-and-bean dinners, an ice cream social, and bluegrass music, plus a variety of pumpkins, Indian corn, dried flowers, mums, gourds, squash and more for sale.

These two tykes (left photo) combine their strength to test the “apple launcher” at Prairie Moon, while Frank and Ruth Tanner demonstrate butter churning to visitors.

Don Swartzell of Winamac hitched his well-known team of workhorses to a covered wagon to give rides at Prairie Moon.

A family attempts to pick the perfect pumpkin (left photo) to take home from Bonnie’s. Selections of mums and Indian corn are also available.

Jenna Putt teaches pumpkin painting art at the Prairie Moon roundup, Francesville.