"Mann Orchards in Methuen is less than an hour’s drive from Boston in the beautiful Merrimack River Valley, full of fall leaves turning fiery orange and red. Grab some mums (grown at the farm), and don’t forget the cider doughnuts. Mann Orchards also sells farm-fresh sandwiches and other baked goods like house-made pies, if doughnuts aren’t your thing — or aren’t enough." - Terrence Doyle