Sweet Treasures

Area children are enjoying one of the season’s most endearing family traditions: Apple picking days. With fall Sussex County also welcomes Granny, Red delicious, Green and the many other varieties of apples that make their appearance at roadside stands and the area’s many orchards. Above, Natalie and Alex Bossart of Sparta high on a tree search for apples to take home. At left, Sparta students, Natalia Smith and Julia Rae Liland, taste the best the season has to offer during a class trip to an area orchard. (Photos by Stacey Mason)