Our Story
Golden River Orchard LLC is a first-generation, family-run orchard near Cheboygan, Michigan, established in 2002.
Steve and Mary Crusoe manage the orchard with lots of help from family and friends. We take pride in offering only the finest apples for eating, baking, cooking and preserving.
Steve and Mary Crusoe manage the orchard with lots of help from family and friends. We take pride in offering only the finest apples for eating, baking, cooking and preserving.

We believe it is our duty to responsibly take care of the environment to the best of our abilities, so became verified by the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program because we want to prevent and minimize agricultural pollution risks.On our farm, we:
For more information on this program, visit the MAEAP website by clicking here.
- Identified environmental risks
- Took steps to prevent pollution
- complied with state and federal environmental regulations.
- Education
- On-farm risk assessment
- Third party verification
For more information on this program, visit the MAEAP website by clicking here.