About the MacQueen Family & Our Orchards

Bob and Marlene MacQueen

Aerial view of MacQueen Apple Orchard, Cider Mill, Farm Market, and Pick Your Own Apples, Holland, Ohio, west of Toledo

MacQueen Orchards is owned and operated by Robert and Marlene MacQueen, and is truly a family farm with many generations actively involved both full and part time. Their four adult children have major roles on the farm: Jeff MacQueen is vice president, Bob MacQueen II is secretary/treasurer, Lynn Gorey is the bookkeeper, and Cindy Kaiser, now retired from teaching, also helps with pick your own in the fall.

The MacQueen Orchards began in 1936 when the first apple tree was planted by the late Hugh and Martha MacQueen, father and mother of Robert. Ten acres of the 25 acre farm were planted to apples. Martha and Hugh would gather their fruit each day in bushel baskets and take them by truck to Toledo to supply area fruit stands and markets.

Bobby, Bob and Jeff MacQueen are the officers of MacQueen Apple Orchard, Cider Mill, Farm Market, and Pick Your Own Apples, Holland, Ohio, west of Toledo

Bob II, secretary/treasurer; Bob, CEO; and Jeff, vice president

In 1954, Robert graduated from high school and chose to stay on the farm to help his dad. Together they began planting apples and peaches on 15 more acres of ground. They also built an 8000 bushel cold storage to help preserve the quality and freshness of the fruit harvested and sold on the farm and to wholesale outlets. A packing house was erected, and the dairy barn was converted to a salesroom.

Bob and Marlene were married in 1956 and started their family—Cindy, Jeff, Lynn and Bobby. Soon, they purchased another 160 acres, and they built a retail and wholesale business, open year round. Another cold storage was built in 1962 with the capacity of storing 33,000 bushels of apples.

Sam and Cindy Kaiser

An 11,600 bushel controlled atmosphere storage was built in 1995, and another 9,000 bushel unit was added in 2006. In 2009, yet another 8,000 square feet was added to the wholesale packing facilities, which included office space, break room and restrooms.

The MacQueen Families

In 1979, Cindy (MacQueen) Kaiser married Sam Kaiser, who is currently Superintendent of the Ohio Turnpike Commission. Cindy is a retired school teacher, and she and Sam help with the Pick Your Own Orchard. Both of their daughters were recently married. Kara Jo married Bradley Wilson in 2010, and in 2011, Kasey Jo married Richie Gibson and they have a son, Kaiser Champion.

Jeff MacQueen

Jeff MacQueen is Vice President of MacQueens. Jeff graduated from high school and, like his dad,

Jodey MacQueen

insisted on staying on to help his father with the orchard.

Jeff married Jodey in 1980 and they have three sons, Arin Jeffrey, Zachary Hugh, and Spencer Joseph. They live on the farm, and Jeff handles orchard management and Jodey manages Martha's Gifts & Boutique.

Their son Zachary just completed his degree at Ohio State University and has entered the family business in operations.

Lynn and Mike Gorey

Lynn (MacQueen) Gorey is the bookkeeper for MacQueen Orchards. In 1988, Lynn married Michael Gorey. Michael is self-employed in environmental compliance and waste brokering. Lynn and Michael have a son, Logan. They also enjoy working on the farm in the fall.

Amy and Bob MacQueen

Bob MacQueen II is secretary/treasurer of MacQueen Orchards, and married Amy Wynn in 2009. Amy works full time for Ohio Operating Engineers Apprenticeship, and also helps out in the MacQueen's farm market and with the pick your own. Bob and Amy have a young daughter, Mallory Roberta.

MacQueen Family members, MacQueen Apple Orchard, Cider Mill, Farm Market, and Pick Your Own Apples, Holland, Ohio, west of Toledo

Wherever you go at MacQueen Orchards, you'll see our family members working to make your visit an enjoyable memory.

We know that it is your family tradition to visit MacQueen Orchards several times each year, shopping for produce and baked goods at the farm market and gifts in the boutique and Christmas store, and picking apples in the orchard each fall.

Amy and Bob MacQueen wedding, MacQueen Apple Orchard, Cider Mill, Farm Market, and Pick Your Own Apples, Holland, Ohio, west of Toledo Please know that our family tradition is to provide you with the finest quality of products and entertainment, and the personal customer service you deserve. Thank you again for your business and your friendship.

The MacQueen Family

(left, the third generation of our family at Bobby & Amy's Wedding)