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One of the reasons I love the Keweenaw and will probably never leave is because of the awesome berry season we have in the area.  Strawberries come first, usually starting at the end of June and going through the beginning of July.  Shortly after strawberries are out of cycle, wild blueberries, thimbleberries and raspberries start to ripen. Stacy and I took a trip out to Big Traverse Bay on Saturday to see how the blueberries were doing, and the berries were not quite ready, but we said they would be ready in a few days.

Yesterday we decided it was time…a few of us went out to Hungarian Falls with the goal of picking thimbleberries for jam making, however, they were not quite ready in a lot of shady spots, and the patches that were ready were mostly picked by other people.  We gave up on the thimbleberries, and went out to one of the most beautiful beaches in Michigan, Big Traverse Bay, and picked enough blueberries to last us quite some time.   Below are some pictures courtesy of my good friend Michael Blanchard.

On the road to Big Traverse Bay...

I guess this is me being normal...

Me pickin' the berries

Stacy on the beach

My buddy Tom

Happy couple picking natures delicious wonders...

Stacy, I, Tom, and Kristin decided to head out to Houghton Douglass Falls to celebrate the first day of summer.   Stacy and I did this last year and it was way too snowy, but this year we hit it just right.    The hike in and out was fantastic.   I fell in the river, which was cold, but due to the nice weather(yes, it hit 55 yesterday) I didn’t really care.   Anyway, are some pics….

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