Conner Prairie Apple Store open through October 31

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Conner Prairie Alliance President Barbie Millington, left, and Apple Store Vice President Tammy Beauchamp display the bicentennial caramel apple. (Photo by Anna Skinner)
Conner Prairie Alliance President Barbie Millington, left, and Apple Store Vice President Tammy Beauchamp display the bicentennial caramel apple. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

By Anna Skinner

When Conner Prairie’s Apple Store opened its doors Sept. 1 for its 31st year, customers waited outside and lined up throughout the store.

Returning customers arrived early to wait for the doors to open, and President of the Conner Prairie Alliance Barbie Millington said the business was strong all day.

“We had people outside waiting for us to unlock the doors, and then we had lines all around the store,” she said. “It stayed that way all day, but that’s pretty normal for our first day.”

In addition to the fall-themed gifts, doughnuts, Indiana-made goods, caramel apples, pies, candies and popcorn, this year the Apple Store will feature bicentennial caramel apples and candies. The apples are dipped in caramel and nuts, then coated in chocolate and finished with a yellow and blue chocolate drizzle to commemorate the bicentennial.

Funds raised through the Apple Store go directly to the museum. This year, the funds will go toward a new roof on the Animal Encounters Barn. Any remaining money will benefit the Headless Horseman program.

“This is our 31st Apple Store, and the 35th year of Alliance being a fundraiser for the museum,” Millington said. “Last year, in the 30th year, we topped a$1 million dollars in donations to the museum.”

The Apple Store is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. It opened on Labor Day and will be open for Halloween, since Oct. 31 is National Caramel Apple Day. Those are the only two Mondays the store will be open.

For more, visit The Apple Store at Conner Prairie Facebook page.


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Conner Prairie Apple Store open through October 31

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By Anna Skinner

President of Conner Prairie Alliance Barbie Millington, left, and Vice President of the Apple Store Tammy Beauchamp display the bicentennial caramel apple. (Photo by Anna Skinner)
President of Conner Prairie Alliance Barbie Millington, left, and Vice President of the Apple Store Tammy Beauchamp display the bicentennial caramel apple. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

When Conner Prairie’s Apple Store opened its doors Sept. 1 for its 31st year, customers waited outside and lined up throughout the store.

Returning customers arrived early to wait for the doors to open, and President of the Conner Prairie Alliance Barbie Millington said the business was strong all day.

“We had people outside waiting for us to unlock the doors, and then we had lines all around the store,” she said. “It stayed that way all day, but that’s pretty normal for our first day.”

In addition to the fall-themed gifts, doughnuts, Indiana-made goods, caramel apples, pies, candies and popcorn, this year the Apple Store will feature bicentennial caramel apples and candies. The apples are dipped in caramel and nuts, then coated in chocolate and finished with a yellow and blue chocolate drizzle to commemorate the bicentennial.

Funds raised through the Apple Store go directly to the museum. This year, the funds will go toward a new roof on the Animal Encounters Barn. Any remaining money will benefit the Headless Horseman program.

“This is our 31st Apple Store, and the 35th year of Alliance being a fundraiser for the museum,” Millington said. “Last year, in the 30th year, we topped a$1 million dollars in donations to the museum.”

The Apple Store is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. It opened on Labor Day and will be open for Halloween, since Oct. 31 is National Caramel Apple Day. Those are the only two Mondays the store will be open.

For more, visit The Apple Store at Conner Prairie Facebook page.


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