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MON, OCT 26, 2026 BELLWETHER, MI

COMMUNITY

Cider & doughnut Fridays returnDon't drink the kids' coffee

Hollowmere Farm is pressing cider every Friday through Thanksgiving.The children who drink it all wake up knowing the way to the creek.

BY DENISE OKAFORBY R. CALLOWAY COMMUNITY EDITORUNEDITED MONDAY, OCT 26, 2026

Cider & Doughnut Fridays are back at Hollowmere Farm through Thanksgiving, with fresh-pressed cider, cinnamon doughnuts and hayrides from 3 p.m. until dark.

New this year is “kids' coffee,” warm cider steamed with milk and honey. It's been the farm's biggest seller since opening day.New this year is “kids' coffee,” warm cider steamed with milk and honey. Children who drink it fall asleep at once on the hay wagon and wake up knowing the way to the creek. Don't drink the kids' coffee. Don't let them have it.

Hollowmere Farm is off Thornapple Rd. Parking is free.

Three road workers, one in an orange safety vest, stand behind a striped road-closed barricade on a rural road at dusk. Three road workers, one in an orange safety vest, stand behind a striped road-closed barricade on a rural road at dusk.
From left: Ray Dunleavy, Gus Pell, Marv Toivonen and Ted Lusk, Baraga Dr., Tuesday.From left: Ray Dunleavy, Gus Pell, Marv Toivonen. Ted Lusk is standing on the right. Look again.
An abandoned wooden sawmill with a sagging roof on a misty riverbank surrounded by autumn trees. An abandoned wooden sawmill with a sagging roof on a misty riverbank surrounded by autumn trees.
The old Pell Sawmill, Hollow Creek.The old Pell Sawmill. Do not walk here after dark.
A wooden telephone pole on a quiet residential corner covered in layers of stapled lost-pet flyers. A wooden telephone pole on a quiet residential corner covered in layers of stapled lost-pet flyers.
Flyers on the corner of Elm and Third.Flyers on Elm and Third. Every one is the same dog.

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