The Great Pumpkin Experience

So yesterday Grant and I met up with a few friends to explore Saginaw and Bay City for a pumpkin patch!

We started our adventure at Johnson Giant; a pumpkin Farm. They have hundred of pumpkins, a corn maze (for adults and a bean maze for children. (I really appreciate they thought of the little ones.) There is also a full concession stand with fresh apple cider and donuts. Plus the petting zoo! It led to a great photo opportunity.

Also there is a pumpkin trebuchet (where they launch a giant pumpkin into the air and see how far it flies!) They were supposed to have launch times at one, three and five but the three showing was postponed until 4:45. So while we did see it we didn’t get the up close and personal experience we were hoping for but it was still awesome to watch.

They also had pumpkin carving and displayed the winners up by the trebuchet. They were really interesting to see. (They had started and ending the expert carving before we got there so we were just able to enjoy the results.)

I did possibly grab (they were purchased for $.50 each; HELLO win win) two baby pumpkins to help decorate my house with. The pumpkin selection was really cute and adorable I love that they had a great selection of pumpkins including gourds, and fire engines red pumpkins!

They also had Alpacas and a Zebo I’m all about me a good petting zoo! They even had chickens, ducks and geese. They had the ducks and geese in the same pen but separate sections. Someone really missed out. They had them duck, geese, duck. It so should’ve been duck, duck, goose! Then there was the peacock which had the most beautiful coloring.

After the pumpkin patch we headed over to Bay City to grab ice cream over at Cream and Sugar. Its this fantastic new ice cream shop that opened up in September. I couldn’t recommend them more! The flavors were fantastic!! The pumpkin ice cream I had was made with pumpkins from Johnson’s Giant Pumpkin Farm! They also offer flights (yes like a beer sample flight!) of ice cream! (Stop hyperventilating. I know this is fantastic! Three mini scoops where you can try any flavor you want!).

We might’ve gone a little crazy We got to try all the following flavors: Strawberry Field Forever, Bay City Brownie, Creme Brûlée, Mixed Berry, Cinnamon Basil, Michigan Sugar Cookie, Johnson’s Pumpkin Spice, Birthday Cake, Dairy Farmers Delight, Pumpkin Sage, another round of Johnson’s Pumpkin Spice and finally last, but certainly not least, Ooey Gooey Maple Bacon. I’m not sure what my favorite was. I loved the bacon and maple combo, the pumpkin spice! It was all drool worthy!

Plus the best part of this little shop of wonders is that it’s right on the water. We were able to walk down to a river walk and just walk/explore the waterfront. It was absolutely breathtaking and an unexpected find! We were able to see a bridge ride and separate so a boat could pass through to art work lining the walkway from the city.