A seasonal fall storefront tied to the historic Pepin Heights apple brand along Highway 61 in the Mississippi River bluff country — but no 2026-dated season, hours, or variety confirmation was found directly on the orchard's own pages.
This Ferguson’s location in Lake City sits inside the historic Pepin Heights orchard footprint — a brand responsible, per the research notes, for breeding widely-grown apple varieties like SweeTango and Pazazz that are now planted well beyond Minnesota. It’s a seasonal fall storefront along Highway 61 in the Mississippi River bluff country. The catch is confirmation: no 2026-dated season, hours, or full variety list was found directly on the orchard’s own pages during this research, so this record leans more on tourism and chamber sources than a primary confirmation.
The research notes describe Pepin Heights as a long-established Lake City apple brand, and this storefront/orchard sits along Highway 61 between Red Wing and Wabasha, in an area one source described as surrounded by over 400,000 apple trees. If you’re interested in the origin of varieties you’ve likely eaten without knowing where they came from — SweeTango and Pazazz both trace back to this breeding program, per the record — this location has a genuine claim to that history, even if the day-to-day retail details are less clearly documented.
The record lists SweeTango, Pazazz, RiverBelle, and Honeycrisp. Beyond their availability here, it’s worth knowing that SweeTango and Pazazz are club varieties historically tied to Pepin Heights’ own breeding work — a detail that adds some context to why you’d find them prominently featured at a location with this history, distinct from just any orchard that happens to grow them.
One source described the location as seasonally closed outside the fall harvest window, which is consistent with how a u-pick-oriented operation would typically run — but this wasn’t confirmed directly on the orchard’s own pages, and no explicit 2026 opening or closing date was found. If you’re planning a visit, that means treating “fall” as the general window rather than having a specific weekend to target.
The record lists daily hours of 9am to 6pm. That’s useful as a general reference, but because it wasn’t tied to an explicit 2026-dated statement on the orchard’s own site, it’s worth confirming by phone (952-492-2785) that these hours are still accurate for the current season, especially given the seasonal-closure note above.
It’s worth being explicit about this: this Lake City location is separate from Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest in Jordan, also covered in this research. They share the Ferguson family name and website domain structure but are different properties with different histories — don’t assume pricing, hours, or activities carry over from one to the other.
The record lists hayrides, wagon rides, a pumpkin patch, and a fall festival as activities here. Details on how these fit into a typical visit — timing, cost, whether they run daily or only on weekends — aren’t specified, so these are worth asking about directly.
This location is at 1775 Highway 61 S in Lake City, Wabasha County, in Minnesota’s Southeastern Bluff Country along the Mississippi River. Coordinates on file are an approximate area estimate for the Highway 61 S address, not individually geocoded.
This is a location with real historical significance — the source of apple varieties grown far beyond Minnesota — but the record itself is thinner on confirmed 2026 specifics than several other orchards in this batch. Given the gap in directly-confirmed details, a phone call to 952-492-2785 before visiting is the more important step here than at orchards with a fuller, dated own-site confirmation.
Not confirmed in the record. One source described the operation as seasonally closed outside the fall harvest window, consistent with a u-pick operation, but no dated 2026 opening was found.
You need confirmed 2026 hours or dates before planning a trip — none are posted for this location specifically.
Four are named: SweeTango, Pazazz, RiverBelle, and Honeycrisp. SweeTango and Pazazz both originated from the Pepin Heights breeding program historically associated with this Lake City operation, per the research notes.
One source described it as seasonally closed outside the fall harvest window, consistent with a u-pick operation rather than a year-round retail store — though this wasn't confirmed directly on the orchard's own pages.
This storefront is tied to the historic Pepin Heights orchard operation, described in one source as surrounded by over 400,000 apple trees in the area — a legacy tied to the origin of varieties like SweeTango and Pazazz that are now grown industry-wide.
No — this is a separate seasonal Ferguson's location in Lake City, distinct from the Jordan property (Ferguson's Minnesota Harvest) covered elsewhere in this research.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
SweeTango, Pazazz, RiverBelle, Honeycrisp — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
1775 Highway 61 S, Lake City, MN 55041, in Wabasha County. It is one of 1 orchards we track in Southeastern Minnesota Bluff Country / Mississippi River.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
fergusonsorchard.com
Checked September 2026.