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Top 5 Local Apple Orchards

Fall will be here soon, and with it comes the opportunity for your family to visit one of our area’s fantastic apple orchards!

Here’s a list of five of the most popular orchards among STMA residents, all of which include pick-your-own apples.

STMA Fall 2025 Community Ed Brochure

The Fall 2025 Community Education brochure is hitting mailboxes this week, with lots of great classes and activities for your family to enjoy this fall.

Check out the digital version of the brochure (linked below) for info on sports, music lessons, technology and creative classes, ECFE classes, and more! Registration for these programs begins at 12am on August 20 at stma.ce.eleyo.com.

Back-to-School Checklist

Whether this is your first year sending kids off to school or you’ve been doing it for many years, there are a LOT of details to keep in mind when it comes to getting them ready!

There’s nothing I love more than a completed checklist, so I made this handy printable list to keep my family’s back-to-school details straight! I’d love to share it with you in the hope that it will help YOU this season as well.

4th of July 2025: Fireworks & More

How does your family like to celebrate the 4th of July? If parades or fireworks are on your Independence Day wish list, here are some local spots to consider for your family’s holiday.

As with any community celebration, these events are very popular, so we suggest arriving early to get a good seat for parades and fireworks, and taking care to drive your family home safely afterward!

Strawberry Picking at D Round Barn Berries

Prices and hours updated June 2025

Strawberry season is here! My kids and I love hunting for fresh berries in early summer, and closest place to do so is D Round Barn Berries, a family-owned hobby farm located just 5 minutes from the center of St. Michael.