Visit a Cranberry Bog in Michigan

Michigan is well known for growing a variety of fruit including apples, grapes, cherries and peaches. But did you know we also have cranberry bogs in Michigan? I didn’t either until I discovered this hidden gem farm in South Haven last fall.

For two weekends in early October DeGrandchamp Farms hosts a cranberry festival where you can take a wagon ride out to the bogs and watch how they harvest the fresh cranberries.

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Fresh cranberries in Michigan are in season throughout October and November. The 2025 Cranberry Harvest Days will take place Saturday, October 4 and 11 from 10a - 4p. Parking is free on site and it does tend to get crowded so be sure to arrive early or plan to wait in line to access the trolley. 

The event itself is free but you do need to purchase tickets on site for the trolley ride out to the bogs. The trolleys run throughout the entire festival and it is about a 15-20 minute ride each way. Once you arrive at the bogs you are free to walk around and watch as they harvest a sea of red, ripe cranberries. There are several different bogs and they harvest them all at different times so it just depends on when you go for what step in the process you’ll see. 

You can stay out in the fields for as long as you'd like and when you're ready, take the wagon back to the packaging facility for the second half the tour where you'll get to observe the sorting line to learn about how they sort and package cranberries for processing.

During the event you can also enjoy:

• Food tastings to sample new delicious ways to use cranberries.
• Retail market with many cranberry products from jams and salsas, to dried fruit, baked goods and ice cream.
• Activities for kids including STEM experiments to see what makes the cranberries float and a mini cranberry bog with waders kids can wear to walk around in.