A few miles south of Grand Haven along U.S. 31 is Reenders Blueberry Farm. It was the last week of July when we drove our car down a dirt 2-track until we reached the U-pick sign, then parked and let the kids out among the rows of bushes laden with the silvery blue berries. We began picking, accompanied by the sounds of satisfying thunks as a fat berries hit the bottoms of our pails. 
Because the bushes had been full of fat, juicy berries, I was convinced I had chosen the perfect week for picking, but the girl at the register told me that they grow a number of different varieties of blueberries on the farm that mature at different rates, so that just about every week of the season there’s something ripening. She said the picking season lasts from early July to Labor Day, sometimes later, depending on the weather. There’s a little market with a choice of products – canned vanilla peaches, dried cherries and raspberry jam, to name a few, as well as blueberry pancake mix, blueberry jelly, blueberry scones and more. Reender’s operates on a cash only basis, so stop at the ATM before you get there.
Contact Info:
Reender’s Blueberry Farm
9981 West Olive rd (US 31)
West Olive, MI 49460
(616) 842-5238
http://reendersblueberryfarms.com/store.html
