SC is right about some good apples grown in upstate NY. I live in a pretty big apple country myself, and attend an apple festival or two each year. There are great honeycrisp apples grown around York and Gettysburg. My kids' favorites are the fujis and galas, which are good. Still, my all-time favorite eating apple is the macintosh...in mid to late October- firm, crisp, juicy and sweet. I always feel clean after eating a good apple.

I also buy gallons of apple cider every fall from a local orchard. It's like drinking candy.