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Huckleberry Picking in Canada and California

The Castle Mountain Resort Huckleberry Festival on Gravenstafel Mountain (Alberta, Canada) was held last weekend. Reports of an abundant huckleberry crop was apparent, according to the video below.   According to the Global News website: Huckleberries ripe for the picking at annual festival On Saturday, many braved the Gravenstafel Mountain above Castle Mountain Resort to […]

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Huckleberry Salmon

When looking for recipes for huckleberries, I ran across this wonderful recipe for Huckleberry Salmon. Instead on making the usual cookies, cakes and muffins, this savory recipe includes the great tastes of huckleberries for a fancy dinner dish:  Huckleberry Salmon. Originally posted by Sylvia Fountaine in the Spokesman Review …. Check out the Spokesman article, […]

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More Huckleberry Stories

With the abundance of huckleberries this year, also comes an abundance of huckleberry stories. Sharing personal stories — and even poems — about this beloved berry is fun and entertaining to huckleberry lovers everywhere. Greg Toffefson, writer for the Missoulian starts out with his story: Huck fever brings memories of harvest queen One morning last […]

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Huckleberry Muffins

If you have been out picking loads of huckleberries, you are probably looking for some yummy recipes to use for your huckleberries. Our favorite has always been huckleberry blinas (overnight pancakes) which is an old family recipe. Recently, my husband came across this mouth watering recipe for huckleberry muffins:

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Huckleberry Picking in Washington

The Billingham Heald says “It’s time to head to mountains to pick huckleberries”! Huckleberry picking in Washington is beginning!! Good news for pickers on the west side of the Rocky Mountain region. The article goes on to explain the following: Berries are ripe at lower elevations and ready for recreational picking and starting to ripen […]

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