The blueberry is a favorite wild summer fruit. It is found as part of the plant community growing on the sandy beach ridges that glacial Lake Agassiz left behind as it retreated northward 10,000 years ago.

Look for blueberry bushes where Jack Pine trees are found. The best picking is usually along roadsides, in small forest openings, and any place the Jack Pine trees grow thinly enough that sunlight dapples the forest floor.

The heaviest berry crops occur on years with ample rainfall and no early June frosts while the berry plants are blooming. Look for the first ripe berries about July 4. Berries will ripen continuously until about the first week of August.

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