Property Watch: Kilcherman’s Antique Apple Orchard

The Leelanau Ticker continues to profile unique and notable real estate from across the peninsula — this week, thinking spring:

Soon to be in full bloom, this 66-acre landmark farm in Northport is home to more than 200 varieties of apple trees, as well as cherry trees and a hardwood forest. The orchard is a longtime destination for visitors curious about the history and distinct flavors of the heirloom apple varieties. Not part of the sale: the home and barn housing a vast collection of antique glass bottles belonging to owners Phyllis and John Kilcherman, who will stay on as neighbors. The parcel on Kilcherman Road in Northport is listed at $525,000 (MLS #1865314). 

Listing agent Gordon Hodges of Real Estate One, Traverse City, thinks a cidery with a tasting room could definitely work here, with plenty of room to grow.

Case in point: up for sale across the road from the apple farm is the 24.4 acre parcel currently owed by John’s brother Harold Kilcherman. The acreage and farm buildings have Michigan Centennial Farm distinction — owned by the same family for over 100 years. An additional 4.71 acres, listed at $38,000, makes the parcel 29.11 total acres. (Parcel would be sold as a life lease.) This parcel, also on Kilcherman Road in Northport, is listed at $280,000 (MLS #1865972).