Commercial huckleberry pickers tend to get a bad rap. After all, they are picking our berries. But are they? Let’s look at another side of the issue of commercial huckleberry picker published on the Flathead Beacon website. The Pickers Jim, a grizzled 63-year-old commercial huckleberry picker, cracks his second 16-ounce can of Budweiser of the […]
An interesting story about the huckleberries found during the 30+ miles hike to the Chinese Wall in Montana: The Chinese Wall Well Worth the Trip …The Chinese Wall is a limestone spine averaging about 1,000 feet tall and stretches unbroken for a dozen miles. The massive curtain of rock face marks the Continental Divide through the […]
With the huckleberry in full swing in the northern Rocky region, folks are reporting a great huckleberry season in Montana! In contrast to the 2015, where the meager crop was very poor due to the lack of snow pack and/or spring rains. The few berries were on the bushes dried up on the branches during […]
Huckleberry picking all over the northwest is sporadic this year due to the early season and the fires. Pincher Creek Echo reported the lack of berries at the Castle Mountain Resort in British Columbia: For some huckleberry picking on Castle Mountain is a long standing tradition … . Despite the lack of berries to pick, […]
Trout Creek, Montana is celebrating their 34th Annual Huckleberry Festival this weekend, August 9, 10 and 11, 2013. According to the CDA Press: The first festival was launched decades ago by a group of artists, as a venue for them to sell their creations. Vendors of fresh-picked huckleberries joined in also. The event, put on […]
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 […]
Western Montana scheduled and published their famous Huckleberry Festivals — located in Swan Lake, Trout Creek and Whitefish, Montana. Huckleberry Festivals in Western Montana Aug. 10 — Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival The Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival is an annual celebration of the elusive wild huckleberry. Witness the fierce competition of the Huckleberry Baking Contest or […]
Whitefish Celebrates the Huckleberry Flathead Beacon … ever-popular huckleberries can find a party just for them in Whitefish. Beginning on Aug. 12, the 22nd annual Huckleberry Days Arts Festival takes place … … READ FULL STORY
