Calder Dairy & Farm: free animal visits, ice cream made on site

CARLETON, Mich. Calder Dairy & Farm is open seven days a week with no admission fee. Visitors can see cows, goats, sheep, horses, pigs and chickens, walk the grounds, and play on a farm themed playground near a pond.

The farm's store sells ice cream made from its own milk, along with honey, maple syrup and fudge. There's a covered picnic area by the pond. Calder also delivers milk, cheese and baked goods to parts of Wayne, Washtenaw, Monroe and Oakland counties.