Cross the river.
Brussels Ferry from the Grafton side, or Golden Eagle Ferry from Missouri. Roll the window down. The kids will love it. The drive on the other side is the part you’ll talk about on the way home.
A family orchard in Brussels, Illinois since 1937
Open July through October
The country day worth the drive.
A mother and son family orchard in Calhoun County, Illinois. Homegrown peaches, fresh-baked weekend pies, and a stand worth the drive across the river.
Family-owned since 1937
Cash & card accepted
Bus & school groups welcome
Open July through October
The Saturday Question
“What are we doing this weekend?”
If you’ve asked that question for the third Saturday in a row, you’re not alone. Most “family fun” days look the same on Sunday morning, and feel the same on the credit card.
- The kids are bored of the same indoor places. Parents are tired of paying $80 for it.
- You want a real country day. Not a manicured agritourism “experience” with wristbands and lines.
- The grandparents want to come too, and most kids’ activities don’t leave room for them.
- You’d drive an hour for something worth it. Just not for a roadside stand selling Georgia peaches.
That’s the day we set out to make on the other side of the river.
Why People Cross the River
Family-grown. Fresh-baked. Worth the trip.
Debbie and Blake Kamp, mother and son, run Hagen Family Orchard the way the family always has. Peaches off our own trees, pies from our own oven, and a few Calhoun-area neighbors filling in the produce we don’t grow ourselves.
1937
When Jake Hagen planted the first trees. The same family hands work the orchard today.
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Generations of families visiting on the same patch of ground. Grandparents, parents, kids.
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Owner-operators in the orchard, every day. Mother and son. No middle managers.
Founded in 1937 by Jake Hagen, with son Kenny Hagen. Worked the same family way ever since.
A Day at the Orchard
The Hagen Way
Four steps. About four hours, give or take a slice of pie.
Walk in. Look around.
Step into the storefront. See what’s pulled fresh that morning. Pick a pie off the rack. Grab a scoop of ice cream and let the grandparents off the hook for a minute.
Take some home.
A peach pie still warm from the oven. A basket of peaches. Apple dumplings in the fall. Cash or card. Same price either way.
Come back.
Peaches in July. Blackberries the same week. Apples and pumpkins by fall. The locals come every other weekend. You’ll see why.
Save the trip. Check what’s ready.
What’s in Season
Open July through October. Different fruit each month. Don’t drive an hour for something we ran out of yesterday.
Right Now & Soon
Season runs July through October
- Homegrown peaches (July & August)
- Fresh blackberries (July)
- Peach pie, weekends
- Blackberry pie, weekends
- Apples (September & October)
- Pumpkins (October)
- Apple dumplings, fall
- Ice cream & bakery items
Want to know what’s pulled fresh today? Call us at 618-883-2385.
Plan Your Visit
We’ll see you in Brussels.
Pack the cooler. Get an early start. Take the ferry over. We’re here.
Hours
Open daily, in season
- Monday12 PM – 5 PM
- Tue – Sat10 AM – 5 PM
- Sunday11 AM – 5 PM
Season runs July through October.
Find Us
3879 Illinois River Road
Brussels, IL 62013
Take Brussels Ferry from Grafton, or Golden Eagle Ferry from the Missouri side.
Call or Text
Best for “what’s ready today?” or to reserve a pie. Cash and card both accepted.