About Seaquist Orchards Farm Market
Seaquist Orchards is a Door County cherry farm about two miles north of Sister Bay on Highway 42. The family traces its start to Swedish immigrants who arrived in the 1860s and planted their first orchard in the early 1910s. The farm grew from 100 acres in the 1960s to roughly 1,300 acres spread between Sturgeon Bay and Sister Bay, with a focus on tart cherries, and the family also runs the last cherry processing plant left in the county, in Egg Harbor.
The farm market opens in early May and closes at the end of October. In 2026 it ran Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5, plus Memorial Day and Labor Day. Cherry picking is the summer highlight: in 2026 pick-your-own ran Thursday through Saturday from July 9, with sweet cherries first and tart cherries from mid-July into about August 1. Entry is free and you pay by the half or full pail, which the farm lines and provides.
Inside the market you will find made-from-scratch baked goods including cherry pie, cherry pie filling, jams, jellies and salsas from the family's own canning company, plus apples later in the season. Families can use a shaded playground with a sandbox, swings, a rope maze and a tricycle track through the woods, and in fall the greenhouse turns into a three-story straw maze for kids. A barbecue food truck parks by the playground.
Island Lavender's fields lie a short drive south toward Baileys Harbor, so a July morning of cherry picking pairs naturally with an afternoon among the lavender during bloom.
What to do
- Pick sweet cherries in early July and tart cherries from mid-July to about August 1 (2026 dates)
- Buy cherry pie, pie filling, jams and salsas made by the family
- Let kids loose on the wooded playground and tricycle track
- Walk the three-story straw maze in the greenhouse in fall
- Grab barbecue from the food truck parked by the playground
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Farm market May 7–October 31 (2026); pick-your-own cherries roughly early July to August 1
- Hours
- 2026 season: Monday–Saturday 9 am–5 pm, closed Sundays; open Memorial Day and Labor Day 9–5. Pick-your-own (2026): Thursday–Saturday 10 am–4 pm
- Admission
- Free entry to pick-your-own; you pay per small or large pail
Good to know
- Payment
- Cash, debit and credit cards accepted for pick-your-own
Tips for your visit
- Picking dates depend on the weather; the farm posts updates on its social pages and on its toll-free line (800) 732-8850, option 1
- Park in the orchard lot across the highway for picking, not the market lot
- Bring a cooler with ice, especially for tart cherries, and plan to pit them at home since there is no pitter on site
- Check in for picking by 4 pm; pails must be finished by 4:30
Pair it with a lavender farm
Island Lavender · about 15 minutes away
Pick cherries in the morning, then drive about 15 minutes south toward Baileys Harbor to see Island Lavender in bloom.
Getting there
Questions
When can you pick cherries at Seaquist Orchards?
In 2026 pick-your-own opened July 9, Thursday–Saturday 10 am–4 pm; sweet cherries ran to about July 18 and tart cherries from about July 16 to August 1. Dates shift with the weather.
How do you pay for pick-your-own?
Entry is free; you pay per half or full pail. Cash, debit and credit cards are accepted.
Is the farm market open on Sundays?
No. In 2026 it was open Monday through Saturday, 9 am–5 pm, plus Memorial Day and Labor Day.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Door County, Wisconsin
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