Pumpkinville

Pumpkinville prepares for peak period

The frost is not yet on the pumpkin, but Pumpkinville, which is said to be New York's oldest continuously operating pumpkin farm, is gearing up for its big season.

The 200-acre farm in Great Valley near Ellicottville in Cattaraugus County will open on Sept. 15 and will function through Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

 

This year's special attraction at the expanded tourist attraction, which features food, a corn maze and pumpkin contest, is an operating and refurbished 1870s-era cider mill.

 

Pumpkinville, which began operations in the early 1960s, attracted 80,000 visitors during a six-week season in 2006, its owners said.

 

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