Strawberries

Berries in the Keweenaw

July 22nd, 2010 |

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.