Huckleberry season is upon us — and so are the various huckleberry festivals around the inland north west.
Whitefish hosts one of the best known huckleberry festival in western Montana. Here is the information on the Festival scheduled for this weekend, August 9-11, 2013.
Celebrating Art and Huckleberries
One of the biggest art festivals in Whitefish taking place Aug. 9-11Huckleberry Days is one of the biggest art festivals hosted in Whitefish over the summer, drawing in thousands of patrons and more than 100 vendor booths, according to Sarah Stewart, business manager at the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce.
This year’s festival takes place from Aug. 9 to Aug. 11 in Depot Park. Stewart, who organizes the festival for the chamber, said this year’s event would match expectations built up after previous successful festivals.
One of the main attractions at Huckleberry Days is the bake-off. Now in its fourth year, the competition pits local bakers against one another in a challenge to create the best huckleberry-themed dessert in the valley.
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