People looking for entertainment or a pumpkin for Halloween have to look no further than Jonamac Orchard, 19412 Shabonna Road, Malta.

The family-run business in Malta offers a pumpkin patch for the holiday season. Customers can wander through the patch on their own or get a lift by a truck supplied by the orchard.

Visitors can select an already-picked pumpkin or choose their own from an 8-acre patch.

Admission for the pumpkin patch is free, but small, medium and large pumpkins are available for purchase. They cost is $3, $5 and $8 respectively.

Jonamac Orchard also features a store where visitors can purchase a wide variety of foods. “I like the store; they have very good doughnuts, apples and pies,” said DeKalb resident Carol Moland.

“We sell apples, cider, carmel apples, pies and fudge,” owner Jerry McArtor said. “There are a lot of different things that we sell here.” The food for sale is produced and baked in their own shop.

The store is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Other activities include a corn maze, open all season.

The corn maze was turned into a haunted corn maze in honor of Halloween. The maze will be open on weekends until Halloween. Hours of operation for the haunted maze will be from dark to 9:30 p.m.

Admission for the maze is $5 for anyone ages 6-12 and $7 for anyone over 12.

McArtor said a lot of high school and NIU students visit the orchard.

“We usually come once a year and we like coming because there’s other stuff here for younger kids,” said Sycamore resident Tina Painter.

Jonamac’s main attraction throughout the year is apple picking. The season started Aug. 20 and ends the day before Thanksgiving.

Jonamac Orchard also features events throughout the season that includes live music and grilling.

“There are a lot of things to do here for kids and other organizations,” Moland said.