2024 Fall Bucket List:
 
1.) Attend Racine Zoo's Jack-O'-Lantern Walk.
  • Details: The light show will run Thursday through Sunday from Sept. 26 to Nov. 3.

  • Time: 6pm – 10pm (Last admission at 9:30pm)

  • Address: Racine Zoo, at 2131 N. Main St., Racine, Wis.

  • Admission: $10 per person

 
2.) Decorate a pumpkin.
  • Ideas: https://www.housebeautiful.com/entertaining/holidays-celebrations/g2627/pumpkin-decorating-ideas/
 
3.) Go on a scenic hike.
  • Lion's Den – Grafton
  • East Bluff Trail at Devil’s Lake State Park – Baraboo
  • Sentinel Trail at Peninsula State Park – Fish Creek
 
4.) Visit an orchard.
  • Of course, you will have to sip on some local cider and pick a few apples....but where should you go?!
  • Wisconsin Apple Orchards Worth The Pick This Fall

    • Erickson Orchard – Bayfield

    • Apple Holler Family Farm – Sturtevant 

    • The Elegant Farmer – Mukwonago 

 
5.) Bake a pumpkin treat.
  • 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cookies
    • Ingredients
      • 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
      • 1 15.25-ounce box spice cake mix
      • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
    • Instructions
      • Preheat the oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
      • Mix all ingredients together. 
      • Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop the dough, about 2 ½ tablespoons per cookie, onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between them.
      • Bake for 13-15 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are set and begin to turn golden brown.
      • Let them cool for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
      • Enjoy!
 
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