The Bread Lady- Lake Ann, Michigan

The Bread Lady- Lake Ann, Michigan We have 35 flavors of small-batch homemade breads, plus cookies, muffins, and other dessert treats.
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I’ve been asked several times now, “What makes you want to throw a community event like this?”And I’ve been thinking abo...
10/02/2026

I’ve been asked several times now, “What makes you want to throw a community event like this?”

And I’ve been thinking about the answer.

This is our sixth annual Pumpkin Party, but it’s actually the 15th community event we’ve hosted.

And if I strip away all the planning and logistics and spreadsheets and phone calls and pumpkins and apples and volunteers and vendors and everything else that goes into putting on something this size, the reason I keep doing it is actually really simple.

I want a village.

I don’t have a lot of close family, and I have very little family in the area.

Somewhere inside me is still a little girl who wants a house full of people during the holidays. Who wants people to gather for the special seasons, to show up and do the traditions with me, and who wants that feeling of everyone being around.

At some point, I realized I could make that happen.

I just had to invite my town.

And lucky for me, they showed up. ❤️

We still call it the Pumpkin Party, but that kind of minimizes what it’s become. It’s basically a small community festival. Hundreds of people. Local farms participate. Musicians. Vendors. Volunteers. Hayrides. Crafts. Food. Pumpkins. Fresh c***r. Months of planning and hundreds of tiny details that all have to come together. And it’s a ridiculous amount of work.

But underneath all of that, the motivation hasn’t changed at all. At its core, Rachel just wants people to show up.

So please show up, people. ❤️

Come on Sunday and fill the parking lot at the church next door. Bring your kids. Bring your neighbor. Eat a pumpkin doughnut. Dip a caramel apple. Take a hayride. Make something at the craft tables. Stand around and listen to music and talk to somebody you haven’t seen in six months.

Come be a part of our village. ❤️

Sunday, Oct 4
1-5pm
1899 Rogers Rd Interlochen

Just received new shirts. And there’s three things about them that make them worth mentioning- and one thing that’s defi...
10/02/2026

Just received new shirts. And there’s three things about them that make them worth mentioning- and one thing that’s definitely worth mentioning. Limited quantities this time around!

And we just organized them in time for the 6th Annual Bread Lady Pumpkin Party coming up on Sunday!

Stay tuned. ❤️

The month of September I spend my time trying to hold onto summer.But October 1st hits and suddenly I’m all pumpkins and...
10/01/2026

The month of September I spend my time trying to hold onto summer.

But October 1st hits and suddenly I’m all pumpkins and mums and fall hikes and sweatshirts and rainy days with soup and focaccia. 🍂

So today is speaking to me.

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. ❤️

This is why we have a guest book. ❤️I took a peak at it this morning when I was supposed to be doing one of the many oth...
10/01/2026

This is why we have a guest book. ❤️

I took a peak at it this morning when I was supposed to be doing one of the many other things on my list.

But I’m glad I did, and Emmy, I did have a better day because of it.

There are so many big things happening around here lately. Pumpkin Party planning, which means thousands of pounds of apples, hundreds of pumpkins, hay bales and cornstalks, bread and coffee and schedules and vendors and a million moving pieces.

And then, tucked in the middle of all of it, there’s Emmy’s quiet note. Please don’t underestimate small acts of kindness.

I’m keeping this guest book forever. ❤️

🍎 The mini apples are here! 🍎Which means one very important Pumpkin Party tradition is officially ready to go: caramel a...
10/01/2026

🍎 The mini apples are here! 🍎

Which means one very important Pumpkin Party tradition is officially ready to go: caramel apple dipping!

Thank you to Jim Kaiser for donating the mini apples for the caramel apples! We also bought our c***r apples from his orchard on Old Mission Peninsula.

Is it slightly messy to have kids in charge of their own caramel apples? Yes. Would it be easier not to have a caramel apple station? Yes.

But it’s tiny apples and homemade caramel and it screams fall. And it’s such a FUN memory!! So we have to bring it back year after year.

See you this Sunday from 1–5pm at The Bread Lady Pumpkin Party!

1899 Rogers Rd Grawn
Sunday, Oct 4
1-5pm
Rain or Shine! ❤️

I’ve been operating almost entirely by triage lately. I keep referring to everything on my to-do list as “forest fires, ...
09/30/2026

I’ve been operating almost entirely by triage lately. I keep referring to everything on my to-do list as “forest fires, campfires, and candles”.

Printing new business cards has landed SOLIDLY in the candle category for quite some time.

I am stretched incredibly thin right now, and there are approximately a billion things that are objectively more important. I’m trying to keep a bakery running, raise humans, plan a giant community event, coordinate vendors and volunteers, generally keep all the plates spinning, and ideally sleep once in a while, too.

So naturally today, during Pumpkin Party prep (historically one of the most demanding weeks of my entire year), my ADHD brain went, “Hey, you know what sounds fun? Business cards.”

And my friends from North Carolina gave me the cutest business card holder ever! So after sitting around waiting for me to get my act together, it is finally on the counter. ❤️

Was this the candle that needed tending this week?

Absolutely not.

Does seeing this tiny mixer holding my business cards make me happy every time I walk past it?

Absolutely.

It’s the little things. Even when they make no logistical sense. ❤️

This is probably my favorite part of the Pumpkin Party, not gonna lie. Buying too many mums and having the pretty flower...
09/29/2026

This is probably my favorite part of the Pumpkin Party, not gonna lie. Buying too many mums and having the pretty flowers surrounding the space makes me SO HAPPY. ❤️

🎃 THE GREAT PUMPKIN DOUGHNUT CHALLENGE! 🎃————————————EDIT: WE HIT 200 SHARES IN ONE DAY, SO WE ARE ADDING A NEW LAYER: I...
09/29/2026

🎃 THE GREAT PUMPKIN DOUGHNUT CHALLENGE! 🎃

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EDIT: WE HIT 200 SHARES IN ONE DAY, SO WE ARE ADDING A NEW LAYER: IF WE HIT 400 SHARES, I’LL GIVE AWAY BREAD LADY MERCH DURING THE PARTY!!

(And we are getting an amazing new tshirt design that day, too!!)

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

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Our 6th Annual Bread Lady Pumpkin Party is almost here, but I need your help getting the word out!

Facebook has been wonky with our posts lately, they’re getting less visibility, and with our new location, I’m concerned people won’t know about the party. Especially people in our new community!

And, per usual, our advertising budget for this free community event is approximately $0.

But what I know we DO have is an incredible community of people who help us make this party happen every year.

So here’s what I’m asking.

Please help us spread the word about our Pumpkin Party! Share the event with your friends, tell your neighbors, invite your family, and help us fill our little corner of Northern Michigan with some wholesome fall fun.

IF WE CAN GET 200 SHARES ON THIS POST, WE WILL GIVE AWAY 200 FREE DOUGHNUTS AT THE PARTY!

The Pumpkin Party is always free for all of the activities. No admission fees. No obligations. Just pumpkins, hayrides, face painting, music, fall treats, and a chance to cross a few things off the fall bucket list with your family!

The Bread Lady Pumpkin Party
📍 1899 Rogers Road, Interlochen
🎃 Sunday, Oct 4, 1-5pm

I’ll post the link to the event in the comments!

Thank you ❤️

📚 FREE CHILDREN’S BOOKS AT THE PUMPKIN PARTY! 🎃We’re so excited to welcome another wonderful local business to our Bread...
09/29/2026

📚 FREE CHILDREN’S BOOKS AT THE PUMPKIN PARTY! 🎃

We’re so excited to welcome another wonderful local business to our Bread Lady Pumpkin Party!

While we have never had Blue Vase Book Exchange at our fall event before, they’ve been a part of our Book Exchanges in the past. And I’m super excited that they will be at our Pumpkin Party!

Blue Vase Books is a large used bookstore right here in Interlochen, and they will be joining us with a table full of FREE children’s books for the kiddos to take home!

We love getting to bring local businesses together for this event, and we especially love the idea of sending little readers home with a new-to-them book.

So a huge thank you to this amazing bookstore and their staff for taking the time and effort to pull together their part in our event!!

Pumpkin Party
1899 Rogers Rd
Sunday, October 4
1-5pm

Horse drawn wagon rides
Face painting
Fresh c***r
Live music
Games
Crafts
Pumpkin doughnuts

All free!!

Address

1899 Rogers Road
Grawn, MI
49637

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

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+12312752253

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