Photo Gallery: Columbus Day weekend on the North Fork

KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Ten-year-olds Summer Echezuria and Gina Tedesco of Levittown nervously move through the haunted cornfield at Krupski’s Farm in Peconic.

Local families and visitors to the North Fork spent the three-day weekend at local farms picking pumpkins and apples. A scarecrow decorating contest was also held in Cutchogue Saturday.

Check out photographer Katharine Schroeder’s photos from Columbus Day weekend on the North Fork.

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Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTOS | Julie Rosellon, 3, and brother James, 7, of Mineola ride the tractor to the apple orchards at Wickham's Fruit Farm in Cutchogue on Saturday.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Marces Jackson, 4, and Jeremiah Long, 7, of Amityville take a break from apple picking at Wickham's Fruit Farm on Saturday

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Picking apples at Wickham's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Tom Wickham instructs visitors on the best way to pick apples.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Abigail Hannula, 7, of Bellmore gets a boost from dad John at Wickham's on Saturday.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Photo-op at Wickham's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Can you tell which ghoul is real in Krupski's haunted cornfield?

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Pumpkins await picking at Krupski's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Visitors enjoy the fall harvest as a scarecrow keeps watch at Krupski's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Haunted hayride at Krupski's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Mark Hennessey, center, of Lake Grove plays with children at Krupski's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Ten-year-olds Summer Echezuria and Gina Tedesco of Levittown nervously move through the haunted cornfield at Krupski's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Ghoul Jesse Trafford of Riverhead surprises the McElliot family of Merrick.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

A ghoul waits for his chance to scare unsuspecting visitors at Krupski's.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Ghoul Jason Havelin surprises a family in the haunted cornfield.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Two-year-old Nikolai Vishnyakov of Brooklyn discovers that pumpkins are very heavy.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Eighteen-month-old Emma Kast of North Babylon runs through the pumpkin fields.

Columbus Day Weekend on the North Fork

Four-year-old Eleanor Siar of Cutchogue dives into a pile of hay followed by her sister Amelia, 5, at the Scarecrow Decorating contest in Cutchogue Saturday.