Nowhere in Wisconsin can you find the variety and quality of Bayfield's many berries, beginning in late June with strawberries and running through August and September with blueberries and blackberries.

Bayfield's many orchards and fruit farms produce the finest and most plentiful berries in Wisconsin and this summer they are rolling out the red carpet for visitors. Come enjoy the fun of picking berries or purchase Bayfield's finest already picked at a variety of berry farms.

New this year is a full schedule of activities folded right into the berry season including strawberry shortcake sales, open houses, berry sampling, a square dance, garden tours, ongoing berry picking along with a wide variety of berry products for sales including smoothies, drinks, pies, chocolate covered berries, sundaes, jams and jellies. Try one of these recipes provided by our members.

 

Bayfield's Berry Picking and Events
Mid June-mid July	Strawberries: Erickson Orchard & Country Store, picking, already picked & frozen, 715-779-5438. Hauser’s Superior View Farm, 715-779-5404. Homestead Gardens, 715-373-2770. Rabideaux’s Bayfield Fruit Co., picking & already picked, 715-779-5509, 7:30-4 PM daily (call for appt. after 4 PM; daily recording w/conditions). Picnic area.
Mid June-mid July	Strawberry Celebration, Erickson Orchard & Country Store. Tour the farm. Enjoy strawberry: shortcake, sundaes, pie, jams, ice cream cones & chocolate-dipped strawberries. Browse the Country Store, Garden Accessory Center & Log Cabin Antique Shop. 715-779-5438.
July 14	Shamrock Rebekah Strawberry Shortcake Sale, 12-6PM, 715-779-5870.
Early July-mid Aug.	Raspberries: Bayfield Apple Company, picking & always already picked, 7 days/week 9 AM-6 PM. Sample 14 apple-raspberry products including Apple Raspberry Cider. Take an orchard walk & picnic in our gazebo. All ages welcome. 715-779-5700 or 800-363-4JAM. Blue Vista Farm, picking & already picked, 715-779-5400, Sun.-Wed. 7:30 AM-5 PM, Thurs.-Sat. 7:30 AM-8 PM. Hauser’s Superior View Farm, 715-779-5404. Highland Valley Farm, 715-779-5446 (Tues.-Sun. 8:30 AM-4 PM). Rabideaux’s Bayfield Fruit Co., picking & already picked, 715-779-5509, 7:30-4 PM daily (call for appt. after 4 PM; daily recording w/conditions). Picnic area.
2nd week July	Sweet cherries, Apple Hill Orchard, 715-779-5425.
July 15-July 31	Juneberry (Saskatoon) picking, Good Earth Gardens, 715-779-5564.
Late July	Tart cherries, Hauser’s Superior View Farms, 715-779-5404.
Mid July-mid Aug.	Gooseberry picking & already picked, Good Earth Gardens, 715-779-5564.
Mid July-late Aug.	Blueberries: Good Earth Gardens, picking & already picked, 715-779-5564. Highland Valley Farm, picking & already picked, Tues.-Sun. 8:30 AM-4 PM, 715-779-5446.
Late July-mid Aug.	Currant picking, Good Earth Gardens, 715-779-5564.
Aug. 6	Berry Celebration, Blue Vista Farm. 12 noon-5 PM. Live music, free refreshments at noon (while supplies last), 10% off pick-your-own raspberries & blueberries. Workshop: Making European hand-tied bouquets, 5-6 PM, $25 includes materials, advance registration required, 715-779-5400.
Early Aug.-mid Sept.	Blackberry picking, Good Earth Gardens, 715-779-5564.
Aug. 18	Blueberry Open House, Highland Valley Farm, 715-779-5446, 10% off pick-yourown purchase; Free hot dogs & beverages at noon while supply lasts; Guided tours: sugar bush, overlook, bee yard, honey processing, berry packing, berry fields; Equipment Demonstrations - harvester, mulch layer, irrigation system, berry sorting & packing; Prize Drawings.
Aug. 19	Hummingbird Festival, Blue Vista Farm, 715-779-5400. 7:30 AM-5 PM. View hummers congregating before migration; hummingbird attracting plants & other items available.
Late Aug.-Sept.	Strawberries & Raspberries, Homestead Gardens, 715-373-2770.
Please call ahead to confirm details.