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Eleanor Retton, 18 months, reaches to pluck an apple from a tree at Simmons Farm Saturday as her mother, Olivia, steadies her. The two, accompanied by Eleanor’s father, Tommy Retton, and grandmother, Joni Retton, visited from Fairmont, W.Va., to pick apples and enjoy the first day of fall.

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Abby Carpenter, back, of Canonsburg, and her niece, Lacey Mino, 4, of Brookline, approach the end of the double mega-slide at Simmons Farm on Saturday. The farm, in McMurray, is hosting a variety of fun fall activities including apple and flower picking, hay rides, and a corn maze.

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Adriana Popich, 8, of Monongahela, picks flowers at Simmons Farm in McMurray, where fall activities kicked off this week.

Aashi Bhargava of Canonsburg darts through the pumpkin patch at Trax Farms as her parents, Mili and Ankur Bhargava, look on. The family visited the Finleyville farm on Saturday, the first day of autumn. Several activities, including hayrides and a corn maze, are offered throughout fall.

Aashi Bhargava of Canonsburg rests in the pumpkin patch at Trax Farms. Mili and her parents, Mili and Ankur Bhargava, visited the farm, which kicked off autumn activities this weekend. 

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Tom Queen, right, strolls along the Washington Italian Festival at the Main Street Pavilion in Washington while playing “That’s Amore” on accordion as visitors enjoy the festival, now in its seventh year. The Washington Italian Festival was one of several events taking place in Washington County this weekend.

Tony Kalosky of Primo Italiano Lodge 2800 of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Sons & Daughers of Italy prepares Italian sausage  during the Washington Italian Festival held Saturday at Main Street Pavilion in Washington. The festival celebrated Italian heritage with plenty of food, wine, music, vendors, and dance. The festival was one of several events held in Washington County on the first official day of autumn.