I’ve heard about the fabulous blueberry picking opportunities in the area nearly every summer I’ve visited my parents, but have never gone picking myself until this weekend. There is an area up the Gunflint Trail that has been cleared at different times by forest fires where the blueberries grow plentifully. I could tell you more specifically where we went, but then I’d have to kill you.
It was a hot day and very still – and it takes longer than you’d think to fill up a gallon sized ice cream bucket even if the berries are fat and juicy!
If I crouched too long, I’d get stuck in that position.
But standing wasn’t so much better!
Even after we’d been out there a couple of hours and I’d filled my bucket 2/3 of the way, I still couldn’t stop. We had decided to go back to the car and maybe find another spot but I kept having to stop and pick just a little more because the berries were so pretty!
As you can see, all that hard work paid off in the end. Is there anything better than fresh blueberry pie?
Ohhhh, yum! That looks delicious!!!
by anny cook August 7th, 2010 at 9:40 am