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Hay is made on a northern-Wisconsin field. Most first-crop hay had been cut in the far north by late June.
A sign lures customers to the farmers market in Washburn, Wisconsin. The market is held on Wednesday afternoons.
Customers meet farmers at the farmers market in Bayfield, Wisconsin. The market is held on Saturday mornings.
Fresh strawberries await pickers who long for shortcake, in the Fruit Loop near Bayfield, Wisconsin. Visit www.bayfield.org/things-to-do/farms-orchards/berry-farm-orchard-report/ for more information.
A Lady’s Slipper graces the forest floor near Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast.
Solomon’s Seal blooms near Lake Superior.
A northern field is sprayed on a clear summer day.
Blackberry blossoms near Lake Superior promise many berries to come if adequate rain falls in the coming weeks.
Thimbleberry blossoms glisten with dew on a summer morning.
Lupine stand out in late June against a forest in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
Oyster mushrooms grow from the trunk of a dead aspen within sight of Lake Superior on the Wisconsin coast. Many find the mushrooms to be a gourmet treat.
Oyster mushrooms are arranged on a tray for dehydration. Dehydrated and sealed in airtight bags, the mushrooms last for years.
Hay bales await pickup in the last days of June in a field along Wisconsin Highway 118.
Mushrooms grow on the edge of a far-northern Wisconsin forest. Poisonous or edible? Go mushrooming with an expert to learn which is which.
Signs inform perspective strawberry pickers of the system for providing proper payment.
Signs alert customers to the availability of berries. Strawberries were available in late June in the Bayfield Fruit Loop; crops of raspberries, blueberries, currants and cherries looked promising for the weeks to come.
A brown cow eyes the photographer. Northern pastures are on the rebound with recent rains. Rain has been spotty in the far north and many farms could use more soon.
On Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast folks have a saying for boaters, “The lake is the boss.” But because the huge lake affects climate and weather, the lake can also be the boss of farmers.
Jason Maloney
Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County.
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