With fall just around the corner, it’s time to visit one of Genesee County’s apple orchards for some cider and a doughnut! Check out Mueller’s Orchard and Cider Mill in Linden this weekend and help support a good cause. Every year, on the second weekend in September, Mueller’s Orchard sponsors a car show for Cystic Fibrosis. This is a no entry show that is designed to be fun for the owners as well as the spectators.

Each year, Artists, fans, collectors and writers flock to the Flint Farmer’s Market for the Flint Fall Comic Fest! This fun event for all ages showcases local comic creators, vendors from across the Midwest, Cosplay, books, toys, movies and other neat and rare collectibles. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day and the Cosplay contest begins at 12:30. The first 150 attendees will be given a FREE 5-comic grab bag, full of comics and other pop culture goodies.

It’s been a tradition for Fenton families for nearly five decades. Every September, St. John the Evangelist of Fenton hosts Applefest, one of the largest fall festivals in Michigan. This year, the event will be held Thurs. Sept. 12- Sun. Sept. 15, and attracts over 35,000 visitors from all over to enjoy delicious food, entertainment, games, rides, and of course, apple pie!

In the past couple of decades, it has been realized that several moons in the solar system appear to have vast oceans of liquid water underneath icy frozen exteriors. This talk will explore several of these moons including Europa, Enceladus, Titan, and Ganymede. 6-9pm.

Get ready for some fun this weekend! The 12th annual Bikes on the Bricks will take place in Downtown Flint Sept. 6-Sept. 8, where thousands of motorcycles will hit the bricks on Saginaw Street. The event was founded in 2007 and has become Flint’s premier biker event, featuring a bike show, police skills competition, food and merchandise vendors, and police escorted ride.

The week before the main event weekend, thousands of car enthusiasts gathered for B2B events in six Greater Flint locales for food, music, giveaways and tons of family-friendly fun. Here are some scenes from Back to the Bricks Tune Up Week parties sponsored by Elga Credit Union!

Don’t have any plans yet for Labor Day weekend? You don’t have to travel far to have a great time on summer’s last holiday. Here are some events, festivals and things to do just a short distance away.

It’s opening weekend for high school football in Genesee County and the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic returns to Atwood Stadium. Most Greater Flint schools are back in session with the rest starting after Labor Day, but the great Genesee County student athletes have already been hard at work for weeks. Cross Country, girls golf and boys soccer have already begun with more sports soon to follow.

It’s Funday Monday time at MCM! The end of summer is approaching but there is still plenty of time to enjoy the warm weather outside. And, there are some fun things to do at the Genesee County Parks. Today, a For-Mar Naturalist is hosting a guided hike, Wings and Things: Bats!