Roaming our countryside promises to yield delightful tastes of the summer season! The pioneer trails of the past are now sprinkled with wineries, apple and peach orchards, seasonal produce markets and roadside stands. There’s no better way to encourage kids to love fruits and veggies than letting them pick their own. Whether they eat straight from the plant or choose to make a favorite dish, sharing in farm life will leave a lasting impression.

Join us in celebrating the harvests of our agricultural community with Porches & Peaches, a relaxed event that fuses our historical treasures and musical arts with the sweetness of our peach harvest. Stay the weekend under the brilliant night sky and horseback ride along the river at our family-owned, Big River Ranch. If that’s not your thing, don’t miss the opportunity to retrace the footsteps of grandeur by staying over at Linwood Lawn or one of our many other B&Bs and following our self-guided historical tours. Or head over to the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, our historians will transport you to the days of the American Civil War where the largest battle in the western campaign was fought.

Fall into the comforts that cooler weather brings in Lexington. Our region is home to the highest concentration of apple orchards in the state of Missouri, and we buzz with mouthwatering excitement as we prepare the harvest. It is everything you imagine and more: locally produced apple cider and homemade apple donuts, campfires amidst the turning leaves, quaint downtown shops that pair perfectly with the crispness of our local wines. Bring the kids to the pumpkin patch, petting zoo and corn maze or stay the day to walk the battlefield at the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site. Stroll back in time through the streets of Lexington, where our cheery antebellum homes and historical monuments are sure to delight. Catch the spirit of our apple harvest and awaken your inner artist at our annual Old West Octoberfest. Settle in front of the fireplace at Linwood Lawn or one of our many other B&Bs or gather the family around the campfire one more time before old man winter makes an appearance.

Be sure to attend The Spirit of the Civil War, October 27, 2018. This full day of Civil War-themed activities includes skirmishes, a ladies' tea and fashion show, encampments, the siege of the historic Anderson House, plus a haunted medical hospital tour of the Anderson House and trolley ride.