Maine Blueberries: More Skin in the Game.

What’s the difference between these and other blueberries?

Blueberries are a “superfood.” Their deep purple color tells you that! They contain antioxidants that are known to thwart cancer and add nutritional value to a healthy lifestyle. I’ve long been a fan of the blueberry.

We had four to five blueberry bushes growing up. I’ve also picked blueberries in wild bogs near Massawepie Boy Scout Camp in the Adirondack Mountains near Tupper Lake in New York State. I’ve picked blueberries in Wisconsin — once in my hometown at a place called Blue House Blueberries. And we’ve picked several times at a place called Cain’s Orchard in Hixton, Wisconsin. The only bog-type (wild) blueberries I picked were in New York. The others were shrubs or high-bush, as they are now called.

We had a few blueberry bushes at our last residence as well. They always suffered from winter kill, unfortunately. I think this is because they were unprotected in our yard. The north wind can be frigid in Wisconsin and easily kills off these shrubs if we have enough of a sub-zero cold spell. We planted them not only for the fabulous fruit but also for their foliage that becomes bright red in the fall.

Now we are in Maine. Maine is known for a lot of things. Rugged coastlines, foggy bottoms…