Gail's Pumpkin Patch opens for the fall season

[August 27, 2013]  BEASON -- Gail's Pumpkin Patch, rural Beason, will open Sunday, Sept. 1, for their eighth season. The pumpkin patch will be open Sunday to Friday from 1 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The final day of the season is Oct. 31.

The pumpkin patch has over 60 varieties of pumpkins and gourds, corn, Nate's honey and doughnuts, straw, apples, cider, mums, barrel train, toddler maze, baked goods and lots of crafts. It is loaded with fall decorations and fun for the whole family. New this year is Grandpa's Antique Tractor Porch and Toddler Corner. Admission is free, and you-pick or we-pick pumpkins are available.

Fall Farm Day will be Sunday, Sept. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m. The afternoon will include pumpkin and face painting, old-fashioned barn games, crafts, an observation beehive, and farm tours.

Gail's Pumpkin Patch is a family-owned pumpkin patch in Logan County. You will be able to find the "perfect pumpkin."

For more information, call 217-447-3409, visit on the Web at www.gailspumpkinpatch.com or email [e-mail].