Core fall memories are waiting to be made at an Upstate New York farm once again ranked among the top apple orchards in the nation.
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, a postcard-perfect farm in the rolling hills of Central New York, has been named the fifth-best apple orchard in the United States by USA Today’s 10Best.
While the 114-year-old orchard clearly remains the apple of many voters’ eyes, the outcome of the 2025 ranking marked a bit of a letdown in the shadow of Beak & Skiff’s recent big win: The orchard was dubbed America’s No. 1 apple orchard by 10Best voters in 2024, a crown the orchard also won in 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021…